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The equation y = 9.56x + 495.35 represents the number of calories, y, consumed in one day based on a person’s weight, x. Jill consumes 1850 calories daily. Jaxon weighs 120 pounds. Which is an accurate comparison?
Jill weighs about 20 pounds more than Jaxon.
Jaxon weighs about 20 pounds more than Jill.
Jill consumes about 20 more calories than Jaxon.
Jaxon consumes about 20 more calories than Jill.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the equation to find Jill’s weight:
1850 = 9.56x + 495.35 → x = (1850 − 495.35)/9.56 ≈ 141.7 lb.

Jaxon weighs 120 lb, so Jill is about 141.7 − 120 ≈ 21.7 lb heavier ≈ 20 lb.

Therefore: "Jill weighs about 20 pounds more than Jaxon."