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Fred's frog jumped 7 times as far as Al's frog. The two fogs jumped a total of 56 inches. How far did Fred's frog jump?

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Let us assume that Al’s frog jumped X inches.
Fred’s frog jumped 7X inches.
Total distance covered by both frogs is 56 inches.
Then X+7X=56
8X=56
X=56/8
X=7
Fred’s frog jumped=7X inches
= 7*7 inches
= 49 inches
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