Question

The local zoo welcomed a newborn African elephant that weighed 34 kg. It is expected that at adulthood, the newborn elephant will weigh approximately 34 times as much as its birth weight. What expression represents the expected adult weight of the newborn elephant?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Weight of the new born elephant = 34 kg

It is expected that at adulthood, the newborn elephant will weigh approximately 34 times as much as its birth weight.

Weight of the adult elephant = 34 times as much as its birth weight.

= 34 × 34 kg

The expression 34 × 34 kg represent the expected adults weight of the new born elephant