12. On a diet program, a person loses weight at a rate of /t + 4t pounds/month t months after starting. If the person weighs 350 pounds at the start of the program, how much will he weigh after 9 months?

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12. On a diet program, a person loses weight at a rate of yt + 4t pounds/month t months after
starting. If the person weighs 350 pounds at the start of the program, how much will he weigh
after 9 months?
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