A baby gains 11 pounds in its first year of life. The baby gained mc013-1.jpg pounds during the first four months and mc013-2.jpgpounds in its second four months. How much did the baby gain in the last four months?

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Gdeinward · Answer

Can you please post the question a little better? It is a little confusing

lowkey · Answer

please upload the corresponding image to this question.

Mercury · Answer

full question: A baby gains 11 pounds in its first year of life. The baby gained 4 1/4 pounds during the first four months and 3 1/2 pounds in its second four months. How much did the baby gain in the last four months?

since (first four months) + (second four months) + (last four months) = 1 year, simply subtract 1 year - (first four month growth) - (second four month growth) to get last four months

or in other words, 11 - (4  1/4) - (3  1/2)

to do this by hand, you could convert the fractions to decimals (ex: 4  1/4 = 4.25) or improper fractions (ex: 4  1/4 = 17/4)