Question

animals a blue whale calf can gain 250 pounds in one day. at that rate, approximately how much weight can a blue whale calf gain in 8 hours? round your answer to the nearest whole number. pounds

Explanation:

Step1: Convert day to hours

1 day = 24 hours

Step2: Find hourly gain rate

$\text{Hourly gain} = \frac{250}{24} \approx 10.4167$ pounds/hour

Step3: Calculate 8-hour gain

$\text{8-hour gain} = 10.4167 \times 8 \approx 83.333$

Step4: Round to whole number

Round $83.333$ to 83

Answer:

83 pounds