Question

ricky found a beetle that has a body one fourth the length of the fraction strips used in problem 1.2. how many beetle. how many beetle bodies placed end to end would have a total length equal to the length of a fraction strip. ricky drew 13 paper beetle bodies end to end each the same length as the one found. how many fraction strips long is ricky line of beetle bodies.

Answer 1

1/4 of 1/4

= 1/8

13 x 1/8

= 13/1 x 1/8

= 1 5/8

therefore there are 1 and 5/8 in the line of rickys fraction strips.

on a fraction strip line this is 13/8