A newborn baby gained 9/16 of a pound in 1/4 of a month. What was the baby's growth rate in pounds per month?

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Tony Han · Answer 1 · 2018-08-11T22:53:33+0000

The answer is 2 1/4 because you're trying to find the unit rate.
9/16 1
------- = -------
1/4 x
You cross multiply
9/16x = 1(1/4)
And solve for x, which gets you to two and a fourth.

A newborn baby gained 9/16 of a pound in 1/4 of a month. What was the baby's growth rate in pounds per month?

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