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
1/8
inch
1 eighth inch
2 inches
2 inches
1/2
inches
1 half inches
To find out how far the caterpillar can crawl in 1 minute, we can divide 1 minute (1) by 1/4 of a minute.
1 รท 1/4 = 4
Therefore, the caterpillar can crawl 4 times the distance of 1/2 inch in 1 minute.
4 * 1/2 inch = 2 inches
So, the caterpillar can crawl 2 inches in 1 minute.