So, first of all, let's convert the fraction [tex] \frac{3}{8} [/tex] into a decimal, which would be 0.375 (3 divided by 8)
The snail travels this far in 3 minutes. To find out how far it travels in nine minutes, we have to find out how many times 3 goes into 9.
9 / 3 = 3
Now. we simply multiply our decimal by three in order to get our answer!
0.375 x 3 = 1.125 inches
The answer is 1.125 inches!
