Question

Mr. Mageehee is on a diet. He currently weighs 240 lbs. He is losing 4 lbs. per month and wants to get down to a healthier weight of 180.

What equation represents this scenario?

Which graph represents this scenario?

Which table represents this scenario?

Answer 1

Equation: Weight = 240 - 4t, where t represents the months

Graph: A linear graph showing his weight decreasing from 240 lbs. to 180 lbs. over time.

Table:
| Month (t) | Weight (lbs) |
|-----------|--------------|
| 0 | 240 |
| 1 | 236 |
| 2 | 232 |
| 3 | 228 |
| 4 | 224 |
| 5 | 220 |
| 6 | 216 |
| 7 | 212 |
| 8 | 208 |
| 9 | 204 |
| 10 | 200 |
| 11 | 196 |
| 12 | 192 |
| 13 | 188 |
| 14 | 184 |
| 15 | 180 |