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A rabbit's fur grows at the rate of 5 over 2 inches per month.

How many months will it take the rabbit's fur to grow 15 over 4 inches?

Explain your answer using words, and show your work using division of fractions.

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Answer:

5/2 x2/2 =10/4 a month. 20/4 for two months.it is 15/4 mean half of one and two month. it will be one month and half for rabbit to grow 15/4.

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User Marurban
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Answer: 3/2 months or 1.5 months or 1 and a half months.

Step-by-step explanation: 5/2 is equal to 2.5 and 15/4 is equal to 3.75,

we do 3.75 / 2.5 to get 1.5.

Check by doing 2.5 x 1.5 to get 3.75.

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