Homework Help: math

Posted by Aaron on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 5:42pm.

An adult cheetah weighs about 130 pounds. An adult mountain lion weighs about 170 pounds. A sutdent estimates that a mountain lion weighs about twice as mush c as a cheetah. Is the estimate reasonable? Explain why or why not?

math - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 5:53pm
130 * 2 = 260

I don't think 260 and 170 are close, do you?

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