Question

Higher Order Thinking A mother
manatee, pictured to the right, is three
times as long as her baby manatee.
a. How long is her baby manatee? Write
and solve an equation.
b. If a blue whale is 9 times as long as the
manatee shown, how much longer is
a blue whale than the manatee? Write
and solve equations.
12 feet

Answer 1

The equation for baby manatee is 3x = 12 and length is 4 feet and length of blue whale is 108 feet.

What is linear equation?

It is defined as the relation between two variables, if we plot the graph of the linear equation we will get a straight line.

If in the linear equation, one variable is present, then the equation is known as the linear equation in one variable.

We have given:

Length of Mother manatee = 12 feet.

Let's suppose the length of a baby manatee is 'x'.

So the equation can be framed as:

3x = 12

x = 4 feet

The length of blue whale is = 9(length of mother manatee)

The length of blue whale is = 9(12) = 108 feet

Thus, the equation for baby manatee is 3x = 12 and length is 4 feet and length of blue whale is 108 feet.

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