Question

1) A local zoo has two large snakes. The anaconda is currently 5.23 meters long and grows

1.27 meters every month. The python is 4.76 meters long and grows 2.04 meters per month.
How many months ( ) m does the zookeeper need to wait for the two snakes to be the
same length?
a. Write the question or problem statement for the situation.
____________________________________________________________________b. Write the general form of the equation.
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c. Write the verbal and variable expression for the left side of the equation.
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d. Write the verbal and variable expression for the right side of the equation.
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e. Write the final algebraic equation with variables on both sides. Include what the variable
represents in the problem. Include appropriate units.

Answer 1

D is the answer to the ques

Answer 2

Explanation:

a. We want to see when the two snakes will be the same length.

b. b1 + r1m= b2 + r2m where b is the initial length and m is the number of months and r is the growth rate

c. for the anaconda 5.23 + 1.27 m where m is the number of months, and the total length is in meters

The anaconda starts at 5.23 meters and grows 1.27 meters each month for m months

d. for the python 4.76 + 2.04m where m is the number of months, l is the length of the python in meters

The python starts at 4.76 meters and grows 2.04 meters each month for m months

e. 5.23 + 1.27 m = 4.76 + 2.04m m is the number of months Each side is the number of meters