The lengths of some caterpillars are shown below.
How many caterpillar lengths measured 4 3/4?

2

Step-by-step explanation:

This problem is fairly simple. I almost made the mistake of overthinking it (:

Anyway, looking at the number line we can see whole numbers (i.e., 1, 2,5,6...) and little ticks.

The little ticks are representing each fraction.

For example, the first tick after 4 is representing 1/4. The second 1/2 (2/4 simplified.)

Therefore the next tick (number 3) will be our desired place.

Good. Now that we've found it, all we have to do is count each dot. That represents how many lengths are each. Since there are, 2 dots, there must be 2 caterpillars with length 4 3/4 inches.

Thus, our desired answer is 2.

Hope this helps!

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