The difference in length between a monarch butterfly and a bumblebee greater than the difference in length between a walking stick and grasshopper.
Solution:
Length of Monarch butterfly = in
Length of Bumble bee = in
Difference between their lengths
To convert mixed fraction into improper fraction.
To make the denominator same, multiply and divide the first term by 4.
Difference between length of Monarchy and Bumble bee is in.
Length of Walking stick = 4 in
Length of Grasshopper = in
Difference between their lengths
To convert mixed fraction into improper fraction.
To make the denominator same, multiply and divide the first term by 4.
Difference between length of Walking stick and Grasshopper is in.
Compare: and
To compare the fractions, make the denominator same.
So multiply and divide by 2, we get
and
Hence the difference in length between a monarch butterfly and a bumblebee greater than the difference in length between a walking stick and grasshopper.