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A baby that weighs 8 lb at birth may increase his weight by 10% per month. Use the function f(t)=K(1+7), where K is the initial value, 7 is the decimal

value of the percentage of increase (r=0.1) and is the time in months. How much would the baby weigh in one month? Two months? Six months? Nine

months? One year? Round your answers to the nearest tenth of a pound.

Age

one month

two months

six months

nine months

one year

Weight (lbs)

X

S

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