A veterinarian recommends that each day a certain cat should eat $31$…

Question

Prompt

A veterinarian recommends that each day a certain cat should eat

31

calories per pound of the cat's weight, plus an additional

14

calories. Which equation represents this situation, where

c

is the total number of calories the veterinarian recommends the cat should eat each day if the cat's weight is

x

pounds?

c = 14 x + 31

c = 31 x + 14

c = 31 x

c = 45 x