John's Caterpillars

Algebra Level 1

John has three caterpillars. If 2/3 of his caterpillars metamorph into butterflies, how many caterpillars does he have left?


The answer is 1.

James Hadley by James Hadley , 20, Dominican Repu…

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3 solutions

Adarsh Tiwari
Jun 21, 2014

3-2=1 so what do you want to ask tell me

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Luke Gordon
Oct 9, 2015

Depends on your view on life. Technically he still has 3 as the butterfly is just a stage of the caterpillars life cycle. However the simple answer is 1 3 thirds is 1 2 thirds changed 3-2=1

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Scarlett Red
Jul 1, 2014

If there is only 3, 1/3 would be 1. 2/3 is two, so 3-2=1.

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