Final answer:
To calculate the baby meerkat's weight, subtract the difference in hectograms converted to kilograms from the adult meerkat's weight. Assuming an adult meerkat weighs nearly 100 kg and is 10 hectograms heavier, the baby would weigh 99 kg, after converting hectograms to kilograms and subtracting.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find out how much a baby meerkat weighs if an adult meerkat weighs a certain number of kilograms and is hectograms heavier, we would need the actual weight of the adult meerkat in kilograms. However, let's assume the adult meerkat weight is provided as nearly 100 kg (as hinted in chapter 9 section 2), and it's hectograms more than the baby meerkat weight. Since 1 hectogram equals 0.1 kilograms, we need to convert this difference into kilograms by multiplying the number of hectograms by 0.1. If, for example, the adult meerkat is 10 hectograms heavier than the baby, we multiply 10 hectograms by 0.1 to get 1 kg.
Assuming the student accidentally left out the exact figures, we would subtract this difference from the adult meerkat's weight to find the baby meerkat's weight. If the actual weight difference was provided, replace the hypothetical number of hectograms with the actual figure.