You began membership in a new health and fitness club which has access to a dietician and personal trainer. They help you.
develop a special eight-week diet and exercise program. The data in the following table represents your weight, w, as a function
of time, t. over an eight-week period.
1
Time (weeks)
Weight (lb)
150
144
213141516171118111
143 141 140 137 137 132 129
Write the ratio of the change in weight for the first five weeks to the change in time for the first five weeks. Interpret the meaning
of this ratio