document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=82352>Question 82352</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A full grown giraffe is about 6 times heavier than a full grown lion. A full grown cheetah is about one quarter as heavy as a full grown lion. together, they are about 450kg. what is the approximate mass of each animal. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the lion's weight be \"x\" kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the giraffe's weight is \"6x\" kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the cheetah's weight is (1/4)x kg<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6x+(1/4)x = 450 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7 1/4)x= 450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.25x = 450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 450/7.25 = 62.07 kg (approx weight of lion)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=372.41 kg (approx weight of giraffe)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/4)x = 15.51 kg (appox weight of cheetah)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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