Question 1.SP.5: While on a diet, a woman lost 3.52 lb the first week, 2.2 lb...

While on a diet, a woman lost 3.52 lb the first week, 2.2 lb the second week, and 0.59 lb the third week. How much weight did she lose in all?

Analysis
Add up the amount of weight loss each week to get the total weight loss. When adding, the answer has the same number of decimal places as the original number with the fewest decimal places.

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• Since 2.2 lb has only one digit after the decimal point, the answer can have only one digit after the decimal point.
• Round 6.31 to 6.3.
• Total weight loss: 6.3 lb.

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