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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?

A

$c=14x+31$

B

$c=31x+14$

C

$c=31x$

D

$c=45x$