Question

An elephant at the zoo lost 24 pounds over 6 months. The elephant lost the same amount of weight each month. Enter an integer that represents the change in the elephant's weight each month.

The elephant's weight changed by ______lbs each month.

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

If the elephant lost 24 lbs in 6 months, to find out how much the elephant lost in 1 month, you could divide 24 by the number of months, in this case, 6.

24/6=4

Answer 2

the elephants weight changed by 4lbs each month.