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a pig on a farm loses 14 pounds when it sick. then it gains 8 pounds. the total weight can be represented by the number?

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Answer:

If the pig loses 14 pounds, then gains eight pounds, then the answer would basically be how much the pig weighed before it got sick, minus 6.

Explanation:

This question is basically subtraction. Since the weight of the pig before it got sick is not stated, I'm going to use the letter n as the number the pig weighed before it got sick. If it loses 14 pounds then gained eight pounds, that would be n - 14 + 8. which basically means n - 6.

Hope this helps.

P.S. I hope the pig gets better

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