Question

A regular hippo and a pygmy hippo were recently born. The regular hippo had a mass of ______ at birth. Kaipo said that ______ could represent the mass of the pygmy hippo if the regular hippo massed ______ times as much as the pygmy hippo at birth. Normani said that if the pygmy hippo massed ______ at birth, then the regular hippo massed ______ times as much as the pygmy hippo. Whose interpretation makes sense in this context?

1) 100 kg, 100 kg, 10, 10 kg, 10
2) 100 kg, 10 kg, 10, 100 kg, 10
3) 10 kg, 100 kg, 10, 100 kg, 10
4) 10 kg, 10 kg, 10, 100 kg, 100

Answer 1

Kaipo's interpretation makes sense in this context.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this context, the regular hippo and the pygmy hippo have different masses at birth. Based on the options given, Kaipo's interpretation makes sense.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2) 100 kg, 10 kg, 10, 100 kg, 10.