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 out how many whole bracelets Bryan can make, divide the total length of leather cord he has by the length needed for each bracelet.
Total length of leather cord Bryan has: 5 2/3 feet
Length needed for each bracelet: 1/2 foot
To convert the mixed number to an improper fraction:
5 2/3 = (5 * 3 + 2) / 3 = 17/3
Now, divide the total length by the length needed for each bracelet:
17/3 ÷ 1/2
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
17/3 × 2/1
Multiplying the numerators and denominators:
(17 × 2) / (3 × 1) = 34/3
Now, simplify the fraction:
34/3 = 11 1/3
Therefore, Bryan can make 11 whole bracelets with some cord left over.
To find the number of bracelets Bryan can make, we need to divide the total length of cord by the length needed for each bracelet.
Bryan has 5 2/3 feet of cord, which can be written as the improper fraction 17/3
Bryan needs 1/2 foot of cord for each bracelet.
To find the number of bracelets, we divide the total length of cord by the length needed for each bracelet:
17/3 ÷ 1/2 = (17/3) * (2/1) = 34/3
When we divide 34 by 3, we get 11 with a remainder of 1.
So, Bryan can make 11 whole bracelets and have 1/3 of a foot of cord left over.
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 of cord required for each bracelet.
Given that Bryan has 5 2/3 feet of leather cord and each bracelet requires 1/2 foot of cord, we need to convert the mixed number into an improper fraction before performing the division.
To convert the mixed number 5 2/3 to an improper fraction:
- Multiply the whole number (5) by the denominator of the fraction (3): 5 x 3 = 15.
- Add the result to the numerator of the fraction (2): 15 + 2 = 17.
- Place the sum over the denominator: 17/3.
Now, divide the total length of cord by the length required for each bracelet:
17/3 ÷ 1/2
To divide fractions, we need to multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
17/3 × 2/1 = (17 × 2) / (3 × 1) = 34/3.
To simplify the result, we can divide 34 by 3:
34 ÷ 3 = 11 remainder 1.
Therefore, Bryan can make 11 whole bracelets with 1 foot of cord remaining.
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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.
Bryan has 5 2/3 feet of cord, which can be written as the improper fraction (3 * 5 + 2) / 3 = 17/3.
Bryan needs 1/2 foot of cord for each bracelet.
To find the number of bracelets, we divide the total length of cord by the length needed for each bracelet:
17/3 ÷ 1/2
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
17/3 × 2/1 = (17 × 2) / (3 × 1) = 34/3.
To simplify the fraction, we can divide 34 by 3:
34 ÷ 3 = 11 remainder 1.
Therefore, Bryan can make 11 whole bracelets with 1/3 foot of cord remaining.