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When you are born about 75% of your weight is water. If a newborn weighs 8 pounds, how many of

those pounds are water?

User CyberMew
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the answer would be 6


if you do 8 times 75% you get 6

8x75% or 8x.75
User BoshRa
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Answer:6

Explanation:

If you were to divide 8 by 2 you would get 4 and this makes it easier to get the answer. 75% of 4 is 3 so multiple 3 by 2 to get 6.

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