Grade 5SuperchallengeMultiplying Fractions
Multiplying Fractions · Superchallenge problem
A copy machine is set to shrink: every copy it makes is as long and as wide as the page it copies. Zoe draws a line cm long. She copies her drawing, then copies the copy, then copies that copy, and so on. How many copies does she have to make before the line is shorter than cm for the first time?