A newborn baby's weight increased by 50% in one month. If the baby weighed 8 pounds at birth, how much did it weigh one month later?

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A newborn baby's weight increased by 50% in one month. If the baby weighed 8 pounds at birth, how much did it weigh one month later?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-25T05:20:42

$12$ pounds

Explanation:

Well, it was $8$ pounds at birth, and has increased weight by $50%$ one month later.

$50%$ of $8$ is $4$

$:.$ The baby's weight increased by $4$ pounds.

$8+4=12$

So, the total weight of the baby is $12$ pounds one month later.

Answer 2 · 2018-01-25T05:22:40

$12$ Pounds

Explanation:

$50%$ means half. So the baby's weight increased by half its original weight.
If it weighed 8 pounds, then half of that is 4 pounds.
Increase means add, so add original weight to the increased weight, so $8+4=12$ pounds. Quick Maths.

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$1.5*8=12$
or
$8+0.5*8=12$

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