Question

A caterpillar eats 1400\%1400%1400, percent of its birth mass in one day. The caterpillar's birth mass is mmm grams.
Which of the following expressions could represent the amount, in grams, the caterpillar eats in one day?

Answer 1

Answer:

$W(x)=14X$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let X be the weight(in grams) of the Caterpillar before eating. and let $W(x)$ be the function of the weight of food the caterpillar eats.

-Given that it eats 1400% of it's birth mass in one day, we can find the weight of the food as:

$W(x)=X\times 1400\%\\\\\\W(x)=14X$

Hence, the expression of the amount the caterpillar eats in one day is given is $W(x)=14X$

Answer 2

Answer: $14m$

Step-by-step explanation:

Since you did not provide any option, below is a general explanation about how to solve this exercise:

For this this exercise let the variable "m" represents the caterpillars birth mass in grams.

According to the information given in th exercise, a caterpillar eats 1400% of its birth mass in just one day.

By definition, to convert a percentage to a decimal number or a whole number, you need to divide it by 100.

Then, in order to find the the amount of grams a caterpillar eats in one day, you need to divide 1400% by 100 and multiply the variable "m" by that (Remember that you must simplify if it is necessary).

Therefore, you get the following expression:

$\frac{1400}{100}m=\frac{14}{m}$