Question

At the age of 4 months, a puppy’s weight is 275% of its weight at the age of 2 months. how many times heavier is the puppy at 4 months than at 2 months? write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

If we let x be the puppy's weight from the past two months, and that the weight after 4 months is 2.75x.
The mixed fraction relating the weight of the puppy after 4 months and after 2 months is,
2 3/4.