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In September, Claire weighed 187.4 pounds. By March, she weighed 163.5 pounds. What integer represents the change in Claire’s weight?

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Enter your answer as a DECIMAL value. Please do not round your answer.

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To find the change in Claire's weight, you need to subtract her final weight from her initial weight:

Initial weight in September: 187.4 pounds
Final weight in March: 163.5 pounds

Change in weight = Final weight - Initial weight
Change in weight = 163.5 - 187.4

Now, perform the calculation:

\[ 163.5 - 187.4 = -23.9 \]

The change in Claire's weight is -23.9 pounds.

Since the prompt asks for a DECIMAL value, the final answer is:

\(-23.9\)