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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? 4 lb 10 lb 12 lb 16 lb

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? 4 lb 10 lb 12 lb 16 lb
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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?

4 lb
10 lb
12 lb
16 lb

User Dhruv Saraswat
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User Hochl
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8 lbs x 1.5 (it is its whole weight plus half of its weight so 1.5)
8* 1.5 = 8+ 4 which is 12
12 lbs
User Nodari L
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