document.write( "Question 1054784: Flex is drawing an animal. It's head is 1/3 as long as it's body. It's tail as long as it's head and body together.the total length of the animal is 40 centimeters. How long is each part of the animal. The head. The body.and tail.use a drawing to help solve
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1. $\"H=B%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"T=H%2BB\"$
\n" ); document.write( "3. $\"H%2BB%2BT=40\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28T%29%2BT=40\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2T=40\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"T=20\"$ $\"cm\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H%2BB=20\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H%2B3H=20\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4H=20\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H=5%7D%7D%7B%7B%7Bcm\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=3%285%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=15\"$ $\"cm\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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