a kite and its tail total 36ft in length. the tail is five times the length of the body. how long is the kite's tail?

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anonymous · Answer

a kite and its tail total 36ft in length. the tail is five times the length of the body. 

lets make the kite = k     and  the tail = t

k + t = 36       t = 5k

lets plug in          ^  for t.

k + (5k) = 36
6k = 36
k = 6

ok now we have the length of the kite which is 6 but it is looking for the tail. All we need to do is subtract 6 from the total length of 36 to find the tail.

36 - 6 = 30

so 30 is the length of the tail.

:)

anonymous · Answer

30

anonymous · Answer

@JvBuenconcejo you cant just give the answer

anonymous · Answer

@NaeNae16 do you understand what I did?

anonymous · Answer

yes thank youu