Question

in august, a giant panda named max was born at the silver city zoo. in september, max weighed 3.04 pounds. today, max is weighed again and he is heavier than before. now max weighs 10.73 pounds. use an equation to find the amount of weight max gained between september and today. pounds

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the equation

Let $x$ be the weight - gain. The initial weight in September was $3.04$ pounds and the final weight is $10.73$ pounds. So the equation is $3.04 + x=10.73$.

Step2: Solve for $x$

Subtract $3.04$ from both sides of the equation: $x = 10.73−3.04$.
$x=7.69$

Answer:

$7.69$