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You stepped on the scale before eating your Halloween candy and you weighed 107 lbs. If after eating you gained 2% of your body weight, how much did you gain?

You stepped on the scale before eating your Halloween candy and you weighed 107 lbs-example-1

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Answer:

You gained 2.14lbs

Explanation:

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the total lbs you gained is 107 lbs + (107 lbs x 2%) = 109.14 lbs

then you subtract the total for the initial lbs

it will be 109.14 lbs - 107 lbs = 2.14 lbs

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