document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95420>Question 95420</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with another problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "according to the local zoo keeper,an alligator's head is about 1/3 the lenght of i'ts tail.Its torso is about 5/6 the lenght of its tail.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " *gator's tail is about four feet long. how long is gator<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " *if the head lenght of gator's friend is about one foot long,howlong is her tail? what is her entire lenght?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " *another friend has a head that is about 1 1/2 feet long,how long is her tail? what is her entire lenght? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the length of the tail be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of the head = 1/3 x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of the torso is 5/6 x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*gator's tail is about four feet long. how long is gator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION' x= 4 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gator = x + (1/3)x + (5/6)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gator = 4 + (4/3) + 20/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gator = 24/6 + 8/6 + 20/6 = 52/6 = 8 2/3 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*if the head lenght of gator's friend is about one foot long,how <BR>\n" );
document.write( "long is her tail? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION: (1/3)x = 1 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 ft (length of tail)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is her entire lenght? <BR>\n" );
document.write( " gator = x+ 1/3x + 5/6 x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "gator = 3 + (1/3)3 + (5/6)3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gator = 3 + 1 + 2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gator = 6.5 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*another friend has a head that is about 1 1/2 feet long,how long is her tail? what is her entire length?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Comment: I'll leave this one to you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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