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Last month, when Joe took his puppy to the veterinarian, the puppy weighed 5.4 pounds. This month, the puppy weighed 7.56 pounds. What is the percentage increase of the weight of the puppy?

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Answer:

40%

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that last month, Joe's puppy weight 5.4 pounds while this month, the puppy weighed 7.56 pounds.

We are to find the percentage increase of the weight of the puppy

We know that the formula of percentage increase if given by:

Percentage increase = (new value - initial value)/initial value × 100

So substituting the given values to get:

Percentage increase in puppy's weight = [tex]\frac{7.56-5.4}{5.4} \times 100[/tex] = 40%

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