Question

the body of the great roadrunner is 16 inches long .it's tail is another 8 inches. the total length is 4 times longer than a lovebird.how many inches long is the lovebird?

Answer 1

16 + 8 = 24. 24 ÷ 4 = 6. 24 = Roadrunner. 6 = Lovebird
The Lovebird is 6 inches long

Answer 2

6 inches

Explanation:

We are given that

Length of great roadrunner=16 inches

Length of roadrunner=8 inches

We have to find the length of lovebird.

Let x be the length of lovebird

According to question

`4x=(16+8)`

`4x=24`

`x=(24)/(4)=6`

Hence, the length of lovebird=6 inches