Answer:
An integer is a whole number (not a fractional number) that can be positive, negative, or zero.
Since it's a decimal it can not be an integer.
100% of Kerion's paper squares are:
(100% / 100%) = 1
Half of the squares of your paper are colored blue:
(1) / (2) = 1/2
Of the blue squares, 1/3 of them will also have stripes:
(1/2) * (1/3) = 1/6
answer
A fraction of (1/6) squares will be blue with strips
$2.75
it would most likely be 4 goldfish for $1
Actually, the answer is not A, if you're saying A is the first choice above. That's incorrect. You will need to use the Geometric mean for right triangles here to figure out what the value of a is. We will use this form:

. We have a value for YZ of 3; side a is XZ. That means in order to solve this we need WZ, which we can find using pythagorean's theorem. 3^2 + 4^2 = c^2 and 9 + 16 = c^2 and c = 5. Now we fill in accordingly:

. Cross-multiply to get 3XZ=25 and side XZ is

. XZ is 25/3 and YZ is 3, so 25/3 - 3 = XY. That means that XY (side a) = 16/3 or 5 1/3, choice B, or the second one down.