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A puppy weighs 5 oz. at birth. Each week the puppy gains 1.5 oz. How much will the puppy weigh after 5 weeks?

Answer 1

Your answer is 12.5oz

Answer 2

Answer: 12.5 oz

Step-by-step explanation: It gains another 1.5 oz per week. So that’s 1.5 added together five times plus the original 5 oz, or 1.5 x 5 added to the original weight.

5 + (1.5 x 5) =12.5