Answer:
⅝ pounds
Step-by-step explanation:
Weight at birth = 8¼ pounds
Weight after two weeks = 8⅞ pounds
[tex]Weight \: gain \\ = Weight \: after \: two \: weeks - Weight \: at \: birth \\ = 8 \frac{7}{8} \: pounds - 8 \frac{1}{4} \: pounds \\ = (8 \frac{7}{8} \: - 8 \frac{1}{4}) \: pounds \\ = (8 \frac{7}{8} \: - 8 \frac{2}{8}) \: pounds \\ = ( \frac{7}{8} \: - \frac{2}{8}) \: pounds \\ = \frac{5}{8} \: pounds[/tex]
