A newborn baby gained 7/16 of a pound in a 1/2 of a month. what was the baby's growth rate in pounds per month.

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Fitzpatrick

Mathematics

28 September, 04:59

A newborn baby gained 7/16 of a pound in a 1/2 of a month. what was the baby's growth rate in pounds per month.

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Holly Hanson · Answer 1

If the baby gained 7/16 of a pound in 1/2 a month, you need to multiply 7/16*2 to find how many pounds the baby will grow in one month.

7/16*2

Cancel 2 and 16.

7/8

Exact Form:

7/8

Decimal Form:

0.875

The baby gained 7/8 or 0.875 pounds in 1 month