document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313688>Question 313688</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a giraffe is six times heavier than a lion.  a zebra is one-quarter as heavy as a lion.  together they  are 450kg.  how much does each animal weigh?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let lion weigh x kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "giraffe= 6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "zebra = x/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total = 450.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x/4 +6x=450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29x/4 =450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1800/29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lion = 62.06 kgs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "giraffe= 372.6 kgs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "zebra = 15.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "62.06 +372.6+15.5=450.6kgs </SPAN>\n" );
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