Question

A bug crawls 5 1/2 feet in 28.6 seconds. At that pace, how many seconds does it take the bug to crawl one foot?

Answer 1

5.2 seconds

Explanation:

To get one foot, we need to divide by 5.5

Set up a proportion:

`(5.5)/(5.5)=(28.6)/(5.5)`

Solve:

`1ft.=5.2secs.`