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two young sumo wrestlers decided to go on a special diet to gain weight rapidly. they each gained weight at a constant rate.
the weight (in kilograms) of the first wrestler as a function of time (in months) is given by the following table of values:
\text{time}timestart text, t, i, m, e, end text (months) \text{weight}weightstart text, w, e, i, g, h, t, end text (kilograms)
333 959595
4.54.54, point, 5 101.75101.75101, point, 75
666 108.5108.5108, point, 5
the graph of the weight (in kilograms) of the second wrestler as a function of time (in months) is shown below.
which wrestler weighed more at the beginning of the diet?
choose 1 choose 1

(choice a)
a
the first wrestler

(choice b)
b
the second wrestler

(choice c)
c
they weighed the same
which wrestler gained weight faster?
choose 1
choose 1

(choice a)
a
the first wrestler

(choice b)
b
the second wrestler

(choice c)
c
they both gained weight at the same rate