SOLUTION: Can you please help us solve this problem? At the age of 4 months, a puppy’s weight is 275% of its weight at the age of two months. How many times heavier is the puppy at 4 mo

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Question 1107233: Can you please help us solve this problem?
At the age of 4 months, a puppy’s weight is 275% of its weight at the age of
two months. How many times heavier is the puppy at 4 months than at 2
months? Answer needs to be in the simplest form of a mixed number.
Thank you!

Found 2 solutions by addingup, TeachMath:
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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2.75 times (275%)

Answer by TeachMath(96) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.75 times heavier = 1 75/100 = 1 3/4 times heavier