Question

A baby panda born at a national zoo weighed 8 ounces at birth and reached 75 pounds
at one year
What was the panda's growth rate per month? Per week?
of age.

Answer 1

Here, we need to find the monthly and the weekly growth rate

The monthly growth rate is 99.33 ounces and the weekly growth rate is 22.9 ounces

Weight at birth = 8 ounces

Weight at one year =75 ounces

1 pound = 16 ounces

75 pounds = 1200 ounces

Additional weight after birth = Weight at one year - Weight at birth

= 1200 ounces - 8 ounces

= 1,192 ounces

There are 12 months in a year

Growth rate per month = Additional weight after birth / 12

= 1,192 / 12

= 99.33 ounces per month

There are 52 weeks in a year

Growth rate per week = Additional weight after birth / 52

= 1,192 / 52

= 22.9 ounces per week

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