Nothing like inventing your own math problem for a bit of
Friday night fun. For instance:
A woman weighing eight and a half stone wakes up on New
Year's Day and begins a quest to eat her own body weight in cheese. The packs
she buys weigh 350grams each and she eats a quarter of a kilo per day. For
every thirteen packs she eats she gains 1lb in body weight.
On what day will she achieve her goal?
Please present your answer in the form of an algebraic
equation, which may then be used to calculate a date for any starting weight
and/or rate of consumption, and show all working out.
Hint: drawing a graph may be helpful.
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