Question

John collected 17 leaves to feed his caterpillar collection if he wanted to split the leaves equally amongst the four cages how much should he put in each cage how much should he put in each cage between what two numbers does your answer lie

Answer 1

Since 17/4= 4.25. He would put 4 leaves in each cage. And just drop the remaining amount

Answer 2

It lies between the numbers 4 and 5

Explanation:

If John has 17 leaves and 4 cages then he should put 17/4, or 16/4+1/4 which is 4+0.25, or 4.25 in each cage.