An alligator's tail length is proportional to its body length. An alligator with a body length of 5.3 feet has a tail length of 5.8 feet. What is the tail length of an alligator whose body length is 3.7 feet? Complete the proportion below, where the ratios are tail length to body length. (Do not simplify.)

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An alligator's tail length is proportional to its body length. An alligator with a body length of 5.3 feet has a tail length of 5.8 feet. What is the tail length of an alligator
whose body length is 3.7 feet?
Complete the proportion below, where the ratios are tail length to body length.
(Do not simplify.)
Transcribed Image Text:An alligator's tail length is proportional to its body length. An alligator with a body length of 5.3 feet has a tail length of 5.8 feet. What is the tail length of an alligator whose body length is 3.7 feet? Complete the proportion below, where the ratios are tail length to body length. (Do not simplify.)
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