Question

when a kitten is born it weighs 1.5 pounds. after 3 weeks it weighs 3 pounds. when the kitten is 6 weeks old it weighs 7.5 pounds. what percent weight gain did the kitten grow over from the first weight?

Answer 1

It grew by 500% meaning it grew on average 83.333% per week

Explanation:

To find the percent growth you divide the end weight by the starting weight:

`7.5/1.5=5`

However, that is the percentage in decimal form. To convert that number to a percentage move the decimal place to the right 2 places. This results in 500%

To get the average weekly growth weight, simply divide the 500% by the amount of weeks (6). This then gives the 83.333% per week.

Note: I didn't know which answer you were looking for. That is why there are 2.