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) 16 pounds and grown 4-6 inches
b) 16 pounds and grown 2-3 inches
c) 8 pounds and grown 4-6 inches
d) 8 pounds and grown 2-3 inches
Answer: 8 pounds and grown 4-6 inches