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a female grizzly bear weighs 500 pounds. after hibernating for 6 months, she weighs only 350 pounds. what is the mean monthly change in weight

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First you find how much weight it lost

500 - 350 = 150

Then, to find the mean change you divide the weight lost by the number of months

150 : 6 = 25

25 is the monthly change