Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 49

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve the problem.
-A 9-pound puppy is gaining weight at a rate of $\frac { 2 } { 3 } \mathrm { lb }$ per week. How much more time will it take for the puppy's weight to exceed $28 \frac { 2 } { 3 } \mathrm { lb }$ ?

• A) More than \(1 \frac { 3 } { 4 }\) week(s)
• B) More than \(30 \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) weeks
• C) More than \(56 \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) weeks
• D) More than \(29 \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) weeks

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