Question

A praying mantis is an interesting insect that can rotate its head 180 degrees.Suppose the praying mantis at the right is 10.5 centimeters long. What mixed number represents this length?

Answer 1

Answer:

$10\frac{1}{2}$ inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that a praying mantis at the right is 10.5 centimeters long. We are asked to represent the given length as a mixed number.

We know that a mixed number consists an integer and a fraction. We can represent our given number as:

$10.5\text{ cm}=10+0.5\text{ cm}$

$10.5\text{ cm}=10+0.5\times\frac{10}{10}\text{ cm}$

$10.5\text{ cm}=10+\frac{5}{10}\text{ cm}$

$10.5\text{ cm}=10+\frac{1}{2}\text{ cm}$

$10.5\text{ cm}=10\frac{1}{2}\text{ cm}$

Therefore, the mixed number $10\frac{1}{2}$ represents the given length.

Answer 2

10.5 = 10 1/2 explanation is 1÷2 =0.5