Answer:
Mother = 17 inches and then Newborn = 5 (2/3) or 5.66666666667 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
I was sort of guessing based on your question what you were looking for. How I solved this is we know that since the average adult giraffe is 18 feet tall and the average newborn giraffe is 6 feet tall, then the adult giraffe is about 3 times as tall as the average newborn giraffe so the ratio is 3:1 adult: newborn. So with the mother at 17 inches, then since the newborn giraffe is, on average, 3 times smaller than the mother, it is therefore 17/3 = 5.666667 or 5 and 2/3s.
Answer:
The speed of the faster cyclist is 15 miles per hour
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the speed of the slower cyclist be x miles per hour
The speed of the faster is 3 times this
Mathematically, we have this as 3 * x miles per hour = 3x miles per hour
Now;
distance = speed * time
In 4 hours, the distance covered by the slower will be;
x * 4 = 4x miles
The faster;
3x * 4 = 12x miles
Since they are riding opposite each other, they would have covered a total distance of 80 miles when they meet
Thus, we have that;
12x + 4x = 80
16x = 80
x = 80/16
x = 5
The speed of the faster is;
3x miles per hour
Substitute the value of x here
That will be;
3 * 5 = 15 miles per hour
The <u>correct answer</u> is:
20 feet.
Explanation:
48 ft would be the measurement of the base of the right triangle formed by the flagpole and the ground. We are trying to find the height of the flagpole, which is the other leg of this right triangle.
The measurements we have for the second triangle are 5 and 12. Since she is 12 feet away from the mirror, the base of the triangle is 12. Her eye level is at 5 feet, so this is the height of the triangle.
Since we know these triangles are similar, we can use proportions to solve this. 48 is to 12 (base is to base) as the unknown height is to 5 (height is to height):
48/12 = x/5
Cross multiply:
48*5 = 12*x
240 = 12x
Divide both sides by 12:
240/12 = 12x/12
20 = x
The unknown height is 20 feet.
Answer:
3
Step-by-step explanation:
1/2 x 10 is 5
8 - 3 is 5
1/2 x 10 = 8 - 3
