SOLUTION: The length of a whale is 7/3 meters more than half of its length. What is the length of the whale in cm?

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Question 106014: The length of a whale is 7/3 meters more than half of its length. What is the length of the whale in cm?
Answer by HyperBrain(694)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x=length of the whale
____x/2=half the length
then,




{{12x-3x=14+3x-3x}}}

m
cm

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