SOLUTION: an alligator's tail length, T, varies directly as its body length, B. An alligator with a body length of 3.5 feet has a tail length of 3 feet. what is the tail length of an alligat

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Question 460624: an alligator's tail length, T, varies directly as its body length, B. An alligator with a body length of 3.5 feet has a tail length of 3 feet. what is the tail length of an alligator whose body length is 4.9 feet?
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here 3.5 / 3 is a constant value.


4.9/ tail length = 3.5/3
=> tail length = 3.5/3 * 4.9 = 5.716
so, tail length = 5.716 feet

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