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A small bag of pet food weighs 8 pounds. A larger bag weighs 75% more than the small bag. How many more pounds does the larger bag of pet food weigh

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Do 8 times .75 and add that product with 8. Then subtract the smaller bags weight, 8, from that answer.
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Hi!

8 * 75% = 6

8 + 6 = 14

14 - 8 = 6

So, the larger bag weighs 6 more pounds than the smaller one.
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