Question

A pygmy hippo and a regular hippo were recently born. The pygmy hippo had a mass of 5 1/2 kg at birth. The regular hippo had a mass of 24 1/2 kg at birth. Complete the comparison. At birth, the regular hippo massed ? times as much as the pygmy hippo.

Answer 1

The mass of the regular hippo at birth to that of the pygmy hippo is 49/11

What is an equation?

An equation is an expression that shows the relationship between two or more numbers and variables.

An independent variable is a variable that does not depend on any other variable for its value while a dependent variable is a variable that depends on other variable.

The pygmy hippo had a mass of 5 1/2 kg at birth = 5.5 kg.

The regular hippo had a mass of 24 1/2 kg at birth = 24.5 kg

Hence:

Ratio of regular hippo to pygmy hippo = 24.5 / 5.5 = 49/11

The mass of the regular hippo at birth to that of the pygmy hippo is 49/11

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