SOLUTION: the total length of two ships is 2333 feet. The difference in their lengths is 5 feet.
A) Find the length of each ship is___ feet.
B) If a football field has a length of 100 yard
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Question 691140: the total length of two ships is 2333 feet. The difference in their lengths is 5 feet.
A) Find the length of each ship is___ feet.
B) If a football field has a length of 100 yards, determine the length of the longer ship in terms of number of football fields.
ANSWER:
A)
- The length of the longer ship is ___ feet.
- The length of the shorter ship is ____ feet
B) the length of the longer ship is ____ football fields.
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+x+5=2333
2x=2333-5
2x=2328
x=2328/2
x=1164 ft. length of the shorter ship.
1164-5=1159 ft. for the smaller ship.
1159/(100*3)=1159/300=3.86 ans. for the number of football fields.
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