Question

A sloth spends 4/5 of its life asleep. If a sloth lives to be 28 years old, how many years did it spend asleep?

Answer 1

22.4

Explanation:

If the sloth is 28 years old, the following equation can be used to find the amount of years it spends asleep:

4/5(28) = # of years the sloth spent sleeping.

Now, multiply 4/5 by 28

4/5(28) = 22.4

So, the sloth spent about 22.4 years of its life asleep (round to 22 whole years if you'd like)