Question

A giant panda gave birth to her baby at a zoo. The baby panda weighed 100 grams. At its health exam 51 days later the baby weighed 2.17 kilograms. How much weight did the panda cub gain after 51 days?

Answer 1

Day 1 Weight of Baby Panda = 100 grams

Day 52 (after 51 days) Weight of Baby Panda = 2.17 kg

To determine the weight increase of our baby panda, we have to convert first the units from kg to grams.

`1kg=1000grams`

Please know that 1kg = 1000 grams. Therefore, 2.17 kg is equal to:

`2.17kg*1000grams=2170grams`

So now, the weight of our baby panda after 51 days is 2170 grams. To determine weight increase, we will subtract 100 grams from 2170 grams.

`2,170grams-100grams=2,070grams`

Therefore, the panda cub gained 2,070 grams after 51 days or 2.07kg.