The magnified ant is 8 times larger than the actual ant. Therefore, the actual ant is 1/8th the size of the magnified ant.
This can also be written as a fraction:
actual size of ant / magnified size of ant = 1/8
Michael placed an ant under a magnifying glass as shown. The magnifying glass magnified the size of the ant by 8 times?
1. What fraction of the magnified ant is the actual size of the ant?
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