A caterpillar can crawl 1/2
of an inch in 1/4
of a minute. How far can he crawl in 1 minute?(1 point)
Responses
1 inch
1 inch
18
inch
1 eighth inch
2 inches
2 inches
12
inches
To find out how far the caterpillar can crawl in 1 minute, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
Let x be the distance the caterpillar can crawl in 1 minute.
We know that the caterpillar can crawl 1/2 of an inch in 1/4 of a minute.
So, we can set up the proportion:
(1/2 inch) / (1/4 minute) = x inches / 1 minute
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
(1/2) * (1 minute) = (1/4) * x
1/2 = 1/4x
To isolate x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:
4 * (1/2) = 4 * (1/4x)
2 = x
Therefore, the caterpillar can crawl 2 inches in 1 minute.