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?  Response area

Which graph represents this scenario?  Response area

Which table represents this scenario?  Response area

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Equation: Weight = 240 - 4m, where m is the number of months that have passed

Graph: The graph would show a decreasing line starting at 240 lbs and reaching 180 lbs after a certain number of months

Table:
Month | 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