Question

Komodo dragons are the heaviest lizards on earth. A baby Komodo dragon is 1 3/4 feet long when it hatches. It’s mother is 8 3/4 feet long. An adult male Komodo dragon is 6 times as long as the baby Komodo dragon.
How long is the male?

How much longer is the male than the mother?

Answer 1

Answer:

An adult male Komodo dragon is $10\frac12$ feet.

Therefore the male is $1\frac34$ feet longer than the mother.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

A baby dragon is $1\frac34$ feet long.

It's mother is $8\frac34$ feet.

An adult male Komodo dragon is 6 times as long as the baby Komodo dragon.

So, an adult male Komodo dragon is =(6×$1\frac34$ ) feet

                                                          $=6\times \frac74$ feet

                                                          $=\frac61\times \frac74$ feet

                                                         = $\frac {21}2$ feet.

                                                         $=10\frac12$ feet.

$\therefore 10\frac 12- 8\frac34$

$=\frac{21}{2}-\frac{35}4$

$=\frac{21\times 2-35\times 1}{4}$

$=\frac{42-35}{4}$

$=\frac74$

$=1\frac34$

Therefore the male is $1\frac34$ feet longer than the mother.