Q99Short answer
At age of 2 years, a cat or a dog is considered 24 “human” years old. Each year, after age 2 is equivalent to 4 “human” years. Fill in the expression [24 + (a – 2)] so that it represents the age of a cat or dog in human years. Also, you need to determine for what ‘a’ stands for. Copy the chart and use your expression to complete it. Age [24 + (a – 2)] Age (Human Years)
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Expression : 24 + 4 (a – 2), ‘a’ stands for the present age of dog or cat Age [24 + 4(a – 2)] Age (Human Years) 2 24 + 4(2 – 2) 24 3 24 + 4(3 – 2) 28 4 24 + 4(4 – 2) 32 5 24 + 4(5 – 2) 36 6 24 + 4(6 – 2) 40