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Study the information in the table below and answer the questions which follow it.

Animal	Body length (cm)	Length of standing jump (cm)	Height of standing jump (cm)
Kangaroo	160,00	800	240
Frog	7,00	90	22
Grasshopper	1,20	70	20
Flea	0,15	30	15

Questions	Answers
(a) Is it fair to compare the length of a kangaroo's jump with that of a flea? Explain your answer.
(b) How could we compare the performance of these animals fairly, using the information given in the table? Design a method and give your results and conclusions.

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