Question

A kite and its tail total 32 feet in length. The tail is 18 feet longer than the length of the kite's body. How long is the kite's tail?

Answer 1

well the way I did it was 32-18 and I got 14 feet then I added 18 to 14 and got 32 so the tail should be 18 feet

Answer 2

Answer: 25 feet

Explanation:

Given : A kite and its tail total 32 feet in length.

Let the length of kit be
`x` , then the length of its tail will be
`x+18` .

Now, According to the question , we have

`x+x+18=32\\\\\Rightarrow\ 2x+18=32`

Subtract 18 on both the sides, we get

`2x=14`

Dividing 2 on both the sides , we get

`x=7`

Hence, the length of kite = 7 feet

Then the length of kite's tail =
`7+18=25\text{ feet}`