SOLUTION: An​ alligator's tail​ length, T, varies directly as its body​ length, B. An alligator with a body length of 44 feet has a tail length of 3.6 feet. What is the tail length of

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Question 1161180: An​ alligator's tail​ length, T, varies directly as its body​ length, B. An alligator with a body length of 44 feet has a tail length of 3.6 feet. What is the tail length of an alligator whose body length is 77 ​feet?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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T=kB
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3.6=44k
k=3.6%2F44
k=9%2F110
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highlight_green%28T=%289%2F110%29B%29

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Let B be 77, and evaluate T.

Answer by ikleyn(52802) About Me  (Show Source):
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An​ alligator's tail​ length, T, varies directly as its body​ length, B. An alligator with a body length
of 44 feet has a tail length of 3.6 feet. What is the tail length of an alligator whose body length is 77 ​feet?
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Please double check non-realistic and sur-realistic dimensions in your post . . .

You may consult Wikipedia about dimensions of alligators. 

    Alligators are not whales . . . 

    They are different creations . . .


Had the alligators have such length,  as it is stated in your post,  they would need trains to move on the ground surface . . .