Homework Help Forum: 3rd grade

Posted by jay on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 3:23pm.

Dean works with baby animals at a Zoo. This week he measured a giraffe, an ape and a tiger. The tiger had grown 4 inches less than the giraffe. The giraffe had grown twice as much as the ape. The baby ape had grown 6 inches since it was measured the last time. How many inches had the tiger grown? show your work and explain your answer.

• 3rd grade - bobpursley, Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 3:27pm

  This is not third grade.

  
  

• 3rd grade - Helper, Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 3:33pm

  deff. not 3rd grade.. but anyways.. say tiger= giraffe-4inches girafee= 2 x ape ape= 6 inches therefore, giraffe= 2 x 6= 12 inches therefore, tiger= 12 inches - 4 inches =8 inches

  
  

• 3rd grade - Anonymous, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 4:42pm

  The giraffe grew 12in. The tiger grew 8in.

  
  

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