SOLUTION: If a 5'10" man is 350% of his length as a newborn baby, how many inches long was he when he was born?

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Question 222147: If a 5'10" man is 350% of his length as a newborn baby, how many inches long was he when he was born?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a 5'10" man is 350% of his length as a newborn baby,
how many inches long was he when he was born?
:
Convert 5'10" to inches: 5*12 + 10 = 70 inches
:
Let b = length of baby
3.5b = 70
b =
b = 20" long

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