26. higher order thinking a mother
manatee, pictured to the right, is three
times as long as her baby manatee.
a. how long is her baby manatee? write
and solve an equation.
12 feet
b. if a blue whale is 9 times as long as the
manatee shown, how much longer is
a blue whale than the manatee? write
and solve equations.

(n^3 - n)

= n(n-1)(n+1)

since it is divisible by 3 and 2 ,because it is a multiple 3 consecutive number

if, n-1 is odd then n+1 is also odd, then it is a multiple of 9

but if, n-1 is even then n+1 is also even, then it is a multiple of 4

so, largest multiple = max(9*2, 4*3) = max(18, 12) = 18

thats not a system of equations, that is a solution

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