Question

During 712 months of hibernation, a black bear experienced a weight loss of 64.4 pounds.
On average, what was the bear’s weight change per month? Round to the nearest tenth. Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

Answer:

During 7 1/2 months of hibernation a black bear experienced a weight loss of 64.4 lb on average.  what was the Bears weight change per month round to the nearest tenth.

 

I  did 64.4 divide by 7.5 gave me 8.586 rounded to the nearest tenth 8.6 .  Says that the answer is incorrect.  Please help me to understand.

Answer 2

Answer:

I'm doing the same problem rn

Step-by-step explanation:

I tried 2 different strategies

1. 64.4 - 7.5 = 56.9

2. 64.4 ÷ 7.5 = 8.6

I think my second answer is more accurate so I'm gonna check it:

8.6 × 7.5 = 64.5

(Close enough)