Question

AN adult cheetah weighs about 130 pounds. An adult mountain lion weighs about 170 pounds. A student estimates that a mountain lion weighs twice as much as a cheetah. Is the estimate reasonable? Explain why or why not.

Answer 1

no

Explanation:

Double the cheetah's weight is 260 pounds. 170 pounds is nowhere near that value.

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The difference in weights is 40 pounds. 30% of 130 pounds is 39 pounds, so the mountain lion weighs about 30% more than a cheetah. That is significantly less than 100% more.