SOLUTION: If a baby weighs 20 pounds and increase her weigh by 4% in four months, how much would she weigh?

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Question 986066: If a baby weighs 20 pounds and increase her weigh by 4% in four months, how much would she weigh?
Answer by srinivas.g(540) About Me  (Show Source):
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weight of the baby then = 20 pounds
increase =4%
present weight = weight then +increase
= 20+ 4 % of 20
=20%2B%284%2F100%29%2A20
=20%2B%284%2F5%29
=20%2B0.8
=20.8 pounds
Result : Present weight = 20.8 pounds