The baby is 111.3 ounces or 6.96 pounds lighter than an average baby.
Weight is the measurement of Gravitational force on an object.
It can be zero as in the space.
It is given in the question that
A baby weighed only 8.7 ounces at birth
weight of an average baby is 7lb 8 ounces
1 lb = 16 ounce
an average baby weight = 7 * 16 +8 = 120 ounces
The baby weight is just 8.7 ounces
so the baby is 120-8.7 = 111.3 ounces lighter than an average baby.
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