Answer:
The shark might have lived for 305 years
Step-by-step explanation:
- <u>Lets explain how to solve the problem</u>
- The Greenland shark is thought to be the longest-living vertebrate
on earth because its maximum age were based on the fact that
such sharks grow in length only about a centimeter per year
- We want to estimate how long an 11 foot shark have lived
∵ The age of the shark depends on the length of it
∵ The newborn shark is about 1 foot long
∵ The adult shark is 11 feet long
∴ The shark increased by ⇒ 11 - 1 = 10 feet
∵ The sharks grow in length only about 1 centimeter per year
- Lets find how many centimeters in 10 feet
∵ 1 foot = 30.48 centimeter
∴ 10 feet = 10 × 30.48 = 304.8 centimeter
∵ The sharks grow 1 cm per year
∴ The age of the shark = 304.8/1 = 304.8 years ≅ 305 years
∴ The shark might have lived for 305 years
