A veterinarian recommends that each day a certain rabbit should eat 25 calories per pound of the rabbit’s weight, plus

Question

A veterinarian recommends that each day a certain rabbit should eat $25$ calories per pound of the rabbit’s weight, plus an additional $11$ calories. Which equation represents this situation, where $c$ is the total number of calories the veterinarian recommends the rabbit should eat each day if the rabbit’s weight is $x$ pounds?

A.

$c equals 25 x$

B.

$c equals 36 x$

C.

$c = 11 x + 25$

D.

$c = 25 x + 11$

Accepted Answer

Choice D is correct. It&rsquo;s given that a veterinarian recommends that each day the rabbit should eat 25 calories per pound of the rabbit&rsquo;s weight, plus an additional 11 calories. If the rabbit&rsquo;s weight is x pounds, then multiplying 25 calories per pound by the rabbit&rsquo;s weight, x pounds, yields 25 x calories. Adding the additional 11 calories that the rabbit should eat each day yields 25 x + 11 calories. It&rsquo;s given that c is the total number of calories the veterinarian recommends the rabbit should eat each day if the rabbit&rsquo;s weight is x pounds. Therefore, this situation can be represented by the equation c = 25 x + 11 . Choice A is incorrect. This equation represents a situation where a veterinarian recommends that each day the rabbit should eat 25 calories per pound of the rabbit&rsquo;s weight. Choice B is incorrect. This equation represents a situation where a veterinarian recommends that each day the rabbit should eat 25 + 11 , or 36 , calories per pound of the rabbit&rsquo;s weight. Choice C is incorrect. This equation represents a situation where a veterinarian recommends that each day the rabbit should eat 11 calories per pound of the rabbit&rsquo;s weight, plus an additional 25 calories.

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