Zach had to make bracelets for Student Council. He made 10 of them on Monday and 2/5 of them on Tuesday. Zach completed the remaining 1/2 on Wednesday. How many bracelets for Student Council did Zach have to make?
Tuesday = 2/5 = 4/10 of the total.
Wednesday = 1/2 X 3/5 = 3/10 of total.
Monday = 10 = 1/2 x 3/5 = 3/10 of total.
Wednesday + Monday total = 20.
Do not understand how to solve Tuesday to get an even number of bracelets. How do you solve for Tuesday?
To solve for the number of bracelets Zach made on Tuesday, you need to find an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 10, since the total number of bracelets is already being represented as a fraction out of 10.
The fraction 2/5 can be multiplied by 2 to get a denominator of 10. Therefore, the equivalent fraction would be (2/5) x 2 = 4/10.
So, Zach made 4/10 of the total bracelets on Tuesday.
To simplify the fraction, you can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2 in this case. Dividing 4 and 10 by 2 gives us 2/5.
Therefore, Zach made 2/5 (or 2 out of 5) of the total number of bracelets on Tuesday.
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