A caterpillar can crawl 1/2

Question

of an inch in 1/4
of a minute. How far can he crawl in 1 minute?(1 point)
Responses

1 inch
1 inch

18
inch
1 eighth inch

2 inches
2 inches

12
inches

Answer 1

To find out how far the caterpillar can crawl in 1 minute, we can set up a proportion using the given information.

Let x be the distance the caterpillar can crawl in 1 minute.

We know that the caterpillar can crawl 1/2 of an inch in 1/4 of a minute.

So, we can set up the proportion:

(1/2 inch) / (1/4 minute) = x inches / 1 minute

To solve for x, we can cross multiply:

(1/2) * (1 minute) = (1/4) * x

1/2 = 1/4x

To isolate x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:

4 * (1/2) = 4 * (1/4x)

2 = x

Therefore, the caterpillar can crawl 2 inches in 1 minute.