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During 7 1/2 months of hibernation, a black bear experienced a weight loss of 64.4 pounds. On average, what was the bear's weight change per month? Round to the nearest tenth. Enter your answer in the box.

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Answer:

Bear's weight change per month = 8.6 pounds per month

Step-by-step explanation:

The weight change per month can be calculated by dividing the change in weight by the time it took for the weight change.

Here it is given that weight loss is 64.4 pounds.

And it took [tex]7\frac{1}{2}[/tex] months for this weight loss to happen.

Therefore,

Bear's weight change per month = [tex]\frac{64.4}{7\frac{1}{2} }[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{64.4}{\frac{15}{2} }[/tex]

=[tex]\frac{64.4*2}{15}[/tex]

=[tex]\frac{128.8}{15}[/tex]

=[tex]8.587[/tex]

Bear's weight change per month = 8.6 pounds per month