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?
(1 point)
To find how many whole bracelets Bryan can make, we divide the total length of cord Bryan has by the length of cord needed for each bracelet.
Total length of cord = 5 2/3 feet = 5 + 2/3 = 15/3 + 2/3 = 17/3 feet
Length of cord needed for each bracelet = 1/2 feet
Number of whole bracelets = Total length of cord / Length of cord needed for each bracelet = (17/3) / (1/2) = (17/3) * (2/1) = (17 * 2) / (3 * 1) = 34/3
Since Bryan cannot make a fraction of a bracelet, he can make a maximum of 11 whole bracelets (round down 34/3 to the nearest whole number).