Question

The diet of a jellyfish consists primarily of plankton, which are tiny

organisms living in the ocean. One species of plankton has an average length
of 0.08 inches. Suppose a certain jellyfish has a length of 12 cinches. Write
a percent that compares the length of the plankton to the length of the
jellyfish.

Answer 1

To compare the length of the plankton to the length of the jellyfish, we can express the length of the plankton as a percentage of the length of the jellyfish.

First, we need to convert the length of the jellyfish from inches to centimeters so that we can compare the two measurements in the same unit.

12 inches = 12*2.54 = 30.48 cm

Next, we divide the length of the plankton by the length of the jellyfish and multiply by 100 to get the percentage.

0.08 inches / 30.48 cm * 100 = 0.00262 * 100 = 0.262%

So, the length of the plankton is 0.262% of the length of the jellyfish.