Question

Komodo dragons are the heaviest lizards on earth. A baby Komodo dragon is 1 3/4 feet long when it hatches. It’s mother is 8 3/4 feet long. An adult male Komodo dragon is 6 times as long as the baby Komodo dragon.

How long is the male?

How much longer is the male than the mother?

Answer 1

An adult male Komodo dragon is
`10\frac12` feet.

Therefore the male is
`1\frac34` feet longer than the mother.

Explanation:

Given that,

A baby dragon is
`1\frac34` feet long.

It's mother is
`8\frac34` feet.

An adult male Komodo dragon is 6 times as long as the baby Komodo dragon.

So, an adult male Komodo dragon is =(6×
`1\frac34` ) feet

`=6* \frac74` feet

`=\frac61* \frac74` feet

=
`\frac {21}2` feet.

`=10\frac12` feet.

`\therefore 10\frac 12- 8\frac34`

`=(21)/(2)-\frac{35}4`

`=(21* 2-35* 1)/(4)`

`=(42-35)/(4)`

`=\frac74`

`=1\frac34`

Therefore the male is
`1\frac34` feet longer than the mother.