Concept explainers
a.
To find : which animal is about 10 times lighter than a right whale
a.
Answer to Problem 32IP
White rhinoceros is about 10 times lighter than a right whale
Explanation of Solution
Given information :
Thetable shows the weights of various marine and land animal.
Calculation :
A right whale weights
An animal is 10 times lighter than a right whale
White rhinoceros is about 10 times lighter than a right whalebecause white rhinoceros has
Hence, white rhinoceros is about 10 times lighter than a right whale.
b.
To find : how many time heavier is the blue whale than African elephant
b.
Answer to Problem 32IP
The blue whale is approximately 20 times heavier them African elephant
Explanation of Solution
Given information :
The table shows the weights of various marine and land animal.
Calculation :
Therefore the blue whale is heavier than African elephant by
Hence, the blue whale is approximately 20 times heavier them African elephant.
c.
To write : the combined weight in scientific notation and in standard form
c.
Answer to Problem 32IP
The combined weights is
Explanation of Solution
Given information :
The table shows the weights of various marine and land animal.
Calculation :
The weight of fin whale
The weight of right whale
The weight of white whale
The combined weight of the fin whale, right whale and white whale rhinoceros
Hence, the combined weights is
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