Question

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

How many months will it take Rusty's hair to grow 5 over 8 inch?

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

Answer 1

so do you know the rule of 3 simple ? using this you can write

1/4 inch grows in 1 month
5/8 inch grows in x month - so now cross multiplie and calcule the x value

x = (5/8 *1)/(1/4 = (5/8)/(1/4) = ? month

hope helped understandably easy

Answer 2

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