document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1070373>Question 1070373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A new kind of crocodile has been discovered in Africa. The length of his tail is a third of his entire<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length. His head is 93 cm long and its length is a quarter of the crocodile`s length without his tail.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long is this crocodile?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A) 558 cm (B) 496 cm (C) 490 cm (D) 372 cm (E) 186 cm </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #685528 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=685528\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> entire length is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tail is (x/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "head is 93 cm and that is [x-(x/3)]/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "372=(x-(x/3)), multiplying through by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/3)x=372<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=558 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The tail is 186 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The head is 93 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is a quarter of 558-186 or a quarter of 372 cm, which checks.<BR>\n" );
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