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

10.5 = 10 1/2 explanation is 1÷2 =0.5

Answer 2

`10(1)/(2)` inches.

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*(10)/(10)\text{ cm}`

`10.5\text{ cm}=10+(5)/(10)\text{ cm}`

`10.5\text{ cm}=10+(1)/(2)\text{ cm}`

`10.5\text{ cm}=10(1)/(2)\text{ cm}`

Therefore, the mixed number
`10(1)/(2)` represents the given length.