Humpback whale: 3 * 10^4 kg = 30000
Tiger shark: 5.9 * 10^3 kg = 5900
Basheera says the humpback whale weighs about times as much as the tiger shark.
Elena says the humpback whale weighs about times as much as the tiger shark.
Who is correct?
Answer options: Basheera, Elena, or Neither.
Basheera said it was 20 times bigger, Elena said it was 5 times bigger who is correct then?
Let's calculate the ratio of the weight of the humpback whale to the weight of the tiger shark again:
30000 / 5900 ≈ 5.08
Basheera said the humpback whale weighs about 20 times as much as the tiger shark.
Elena said the humpback whale weighs about 5 times as much as the tiger shark.
Since the actual ratio is approximately 5.08, Elena is closer to the correct answer. Elena is correct.
Let's calculate the ratio of the weight of the humpback whale to the weight of the tiger shark:
30000 / 5900 ≈ 5.08
Basheera said the humpback whale weighs about 5 times as much as the tiger shark, which is true.
Elena said the humpback whale weighs about 4 times as much as the tiger shark, which is not true.
Therefore, Basheera is correct.