SOLUTION: A baby weighed 7.6 pounds at birth and 9 1/2 pounds after 6 weeks. What was the percent increase?

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Question 28722: A baby weighed 7.6 pounds at birth and 9 1/2 pounds after 6 weeks. What was the percent increase?
Answer by pwac(253)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Difference between birth weight and 6 weeks is:
9.5-7.6=1.9lbs
we now need this as a fraction of birth weight:
=0.25
multiply by 100 to get %age increase:
0.25 X 100=25
Increase is 25%
Pete

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