Question

A growing animal gained 5 pounds. Write a signed number to represent this weight change.

Answer 1

Answer:

2kg268gram

Step-by-step explanation:

1 pound is equal to 454gram

5 pound is equal to 2kg268gram

Answer 2

The answer is +5

GIVEN

A growing animal gained 5 pounds.

TO FIND

A signed number to represent this weight change.

SOLUTION

The above problem can be simply solved as follows;

The mathematical operation equivalent of the word 'gain' would be '+'.

Let, The original weight = x pounds

Weight after gaining 5 pounds = (x + 5) pounds

Signed number representing weight gain = +5

Hence, The answer is +5

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