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, we need to divide the total length of cord Bryan has by the length of cord needed for each bracelet.
First, let's convert 5 2/3 feet to an improper fraction:
5 2/3 = (3 * 5 + 2)/3 = 17/3
Now, let's 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 Bryan can't make a fraction of a bracelet, he can make 34 whole bracelets.
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To find out how many whole bracelets Bryan can make, we need to divide the total length of cord Bryan has by the length of cord needed for each bracelet.
Bryan has 5 2/3 feet of cord, which can be written as an improper fraction: 5 2/3 = (5 * 3 + 2)/3 = 17/3.
The length of cord needed for each bracelet is 1/2 foot.
To find out how many whole bracelets Bryan can make, we need to 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.
To determine the number of whole bracelets, we need to divide the numerator by the denominator and round down to the nearest whole number: floor(34/3) = 11.
Therefore, Bryan can make 11 whole bracelets.