Karl measured the wingspan of the butterfly and the moth shown below. How many times larger is the wingspan of the moth compared to the butterfly?

The question asks, "How many times larger is the moth than the butterfly?" with the butterfly having a wingspan of 3 1/4 inches and the moth 3 1/2 inches.
To find out how many times larger one is than the other, we first need to convert the fractional inches into decimals for easier calculation. The butterfly's wingspan is 3.25 inches (since 1/4 equals 0.25), and the moth's wingspan is 3.5 inches (1/2 equals 0.5).
Next, we calculate the ratio of the moth's wingspan to the butterfly's wingspan:
Ratio = Moth's Wingspan / Butterfly's Wingspan = 3.5 / 3.25 = 1.0769
Therefore, the moth is approximately 1.08 times larger than the butterfly when rounded to two decimal places.

Answered by Qwlizard | 2024-06-24

The wingspan of the moth is approximately 1.08 times larger than that of the butterfly by comparing their decimal measurements. The wingspan of the butterfly is 3.25 inches, and the wingspan of the moth is 3.5 inches. By calculating the ratio of the moth's wingspan to the butterfly's, we reach this conclusion.
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Answered by Qwlizard | 2024-12-26