shirley selles 7/12 of the jewelry she made of the remaining jewelry 3/5 are necklaces and the rest are bracelets what fraction of the jewelry is the unsold bracelets
(5/12) * (2/5) = 10/60 = 1/6
To find the fraction of unsold bracelets, we need to calculate the fraction of the remaining jewelry that comprises necklaces and then subtract that fraction from 1.
Let's break down the given information step by step:
1. Shirley sold 7/12 of the jewelry she made. This means that 5/12 of the jewelry remains unsold.
2. Out of the remaining jewelry, 3/5 are necklaces. To find the fraction of unsold necklaces, we multiply the fraction of remaining jewelry (5/12) by the fraction of necklaces (3/5):
(5/12) * (3/5) = 15/60 = 1/4
3. Since the fraction of unsold necklaces is 1/4, we can subtract this fraction from 1 to find the fraction of unsold bracelets:
1 - 1/4 = 4/4 - 1/4 = 3/4
Therefore, the fraction of the jewelry that represents the unsold bracelets is 3/4.