When weighing and measuring a child at her 1-year well-baby checkup, the nurse would expect to see that over the previous 6 months a baby who weighed 8 pounds and was 20 inches long at birth would have gained about

When weighing and measuring a child at her 1-year well-baby checkup, the nurse would expect to see that over the previous 6 months a baby who weighed 8 pounds and was 20 inches long at birth would have gained about


a) 8 pounds and grown 4-6 inches.

b) 8 pounds and grown 2-3 inches.

c) 16 pounds and grown 2-3 inches.

d) 16 pounds and grown 4-6 inches.



Answer: 8 pounds and grown 4-6 inches.


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