Question

Rusty's hair grows at the rate of 1 over 4 inches per month.

How many months will it take Rusty's hair to grow 5 over 8 inches?
Explain your answer using expressions and words.

Answer 1

2.5 months

Explanation:

To do this equation(5/8 divided by 1/4), you need to find the quotient of 5/8 and 1/4. You can solve this by flipping the numerator and denominator in 1/4, then we will able to simplify the equation to 5/8 x 4/1 to get 5/2 x 1/1. My final answer is 2.5 months.

Answer 2

1/4 = 2/8. Remember that. This means that 1/8 is equal to half of a month. It there is 5/8, you can add a half month for every eight. In this case, it will take 2 and a half months


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