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Assessment Practice13. An adult skunk has a mass of about 6 kilograms.There are 5 kits, or baby skunks, in a typical litter.Kits stay in the litter for about 8 months untilthey are fully grown. What is the mass of5 adult skunks?You can make senseand persevere by identifyingthe information you need tosolve the problem.BAbout 25 kilogramsAbout 30 kilogramsAbout 35 kilogramsAbout 40 kilograms7Copyright o Savvas Learning Company LLC184Topic 14 Lesson 14-7

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Given:

An adult skunk has a mass of about 6 kilograms.

There are 5 kits, or baby skunks, in a typical litter.

We will find the mass of 5 adult skunks

So, we will find the product of 5 and 6

So, the mass = 5 x 6 = 30 kilograms

So, the answer will be about 30 kilograms

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