Maria is watching ants march in a line. Each ant is too small for her to measure, but a line of 4 ants is about (1)/(2) of an inch long. How many inches long is each ant? Write …

Question

Maria is watching ants march in a line. Each ant is too small for her to measure, but a line of 4 ants is about


`(1)/(2)`
of an inch long. How many inches long is each ant?
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.

Answer 1

if 4 ants are 1/2 inch long, each ant is 1/8 of an inch

Explanation: