Question

A baby weighed 7.25 pounds at birth. At the end of 8 months, the baby weighed 212
2
1
2
times its birth weight. How many pounds did the baby weigh at the end of 8 months?

Answer 1

Answer:

1537pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

  Weight of baby at birth  = 7.25 pounds

   

Unknown:

Weight at the end of 8months = ?

Solution:

 From the second sentence;

    Weight at the end of the eighth month = 212 x weight at birth.

Input the parameters and solve;

  Weight at the end of eighth month = 212 x  7.25  = 1537pounds