Question

After 3/4 of a minute a sloth has moved just 3/8 of a foot. what is the sloth's speed in feet per minute

Answer 1

Hello! 

So 4/4 - 3/4 = 1/4 (a quarter). So we have to find a quarter of 3/8 and add it to 3/8. First of all, we have to convert 1/4 to a percentage. The answer is 25%. 3/8 as a decimal is 0.375. 25% of 0.375 = (0.25 x 0.375 =) 0.09375. 
0.09375 + 0.375 = 0.46875. 
Now, we have to convert 0.46875 back into a fraction. 

So the answer is 5/64.

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