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in the zoo nursery, akira tracks the weight changes of newborn chimpanzees. one chimpanzee was sick at birth but is doing much better now! the table shows how that chimpanzees weight changed over its first four weeks.
| week | change in weight (oz.) |
|---|---|
| 2 | -2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 |
in which week did the baby chimpanzees weight change the most?
week 1
week 2
week 3
week 4
Step1: Find absolute - value of changes
$| - 4|=4$, $| - 2| = 2$, $|3|=3$, $|6| = 6$
Step2: Compare the values
$2<3<4<6$
Since 6 is the largest value and it corresponds to week 4, the weight change was the most in week 4.
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