Bryan has 5 2/3 feet of leather cord to use to make friendship bracelets. He needs 1/2 foot of cord for each one. How many whole bracelets can Bryan make?
To find the number of whole bracelets Bryan can make, we need to divide the total length of cord by the length needed for each bracelet.
First, we have to convert 5 2/3 feet to an improper fraction.
5 2/3 = (5*3 + 2)/3 = 17/3
Next, we divide the total length of cord by the length needed for each bracelet.
17/3 ÷ 1/2 = 17/3 * 2/1 = (17*2)/(3*1) = 34/3
Since we only want whole bracelets, we round down to the nearest whole number.
34/3 rounded down is 11.
Therefore, Bryan can make 11 whole bracelets. Answer: \boxed{11}.
To find out how many whole bracelets Bryan can make, we need to divide the total length of the leather cord he has by the length required for each bracelet.
Step 1: Convert the mixed number of 5 2/3 feet to an improper fraction.
5 2/3 = (5 * 3 + 2)/3 = 17/3 feet
Step 2: Divide the total length of the leather cord by the length required for each bracelet.
17/3 feet ÷ 1/2 feet = 17/3 * 2/1 = (17*2)/(3*1) = 34/3
Step 3: Simplify the result, if possible.
34/3 = 11 remainder 1 (after dividing 34 by 3)
Step 4: Since Bryan can only make whole bracelets, we disregard the remainder. Thus, Bryan can make 11 whole bracelets.
Therefore, Bryan can make 11 whole bracelets using the given length of leather cord.
heres all the answers for the practice
1: answer is 11
2: answer is 8
3: answer is 3/4
4: answer is 1 3/7
5: answer is 4 1/3
To determine how many whole bracelets Bryan can make, we need to divide the total length of the leather cord by the length needed for each bracelet.
First, we need to convert 5 2/3 feet to an improper fraction.
The whole number 5 can be written as a fraction with the same denominator as 2/3, which is 3. So, 5 as a fraction is 5/1.
Now we have 5 2/3 as 5/1 + 2/3. To add these fractions, we need to have a common denominator.
To get a common denominator, we multiply the denominators of 1 and 3, which is 3.
So, we have 5/1 + (2/3 * 1/1), which is 5/1 + 2/3.
Now, we can add the fractions 5/1 + 2/3 by making their denominators the same.
Since 5/1 already has a denominator of 1, we can multiply 2/3 by 1/1 to make its denominator 1.
This gives us 5/1 + (2/3 * 1/1) = 5/1 + 2/3.
Multiplying the fractions gives us 5/1 + 2/3 = 5/1 + 2/3 = 5/1 + 2/3 = (5 * 3 + 1 * 2) / (1 * 3) = 15/3 + 2/3 = 17/3.
So, Bryan has 17/3 feet of leather cord available.
Next, we need to determine how many bracelets can be made from 1/2 foot of cord.
Dividing the total cord length by the length needed for each bracelet gives us:
(17/3) / (1/2) = (17/3) * (2/1) = (17 * 2) / (3 * 1) = 34/3.
Therefore, Bryan can make 34/3 or 11 1/3 whole bracelets from the leather cord.