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A manatee eats the equivalent of about 12% of its body weight each day. Write an equation that represents the amount y (in pounds) of food a manatee eats each day for its weight x. Identify the independent and dependent variables.

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    Y is the amount of food that a manatee eats each day:

    the weight is X

    12% or its weight is X x 12 / 100 = 12x / 100=3x/25

    so the equation is y = 3x/25

    the dependent variable is y (it depends to the value of x)

    and the independent is x
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