A certain elephant calf weighed \(226\text{ pounds}\) when it was bor…

Question

Prompt

A certain elephant calf weighed

226 pounds

when it was born. The elephant calf gained an average of

3 pounds

per day in its first year of life. Which equation models this situation, where

y

is the estimated weight of the elephant calf, in pounds,

x days

after it was born?

y = 226 + 3 x

y = 226 - 3 x

y = 3 + 226 x

y = 3 - 226 x