Question

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

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GPT 3.5
To find out how many whole bracelets Bryan can make, we need to divide the total length of leather cord (5 2/3 feet) by the length of cord needed for each bracelet (1/2 foot).

First, we need to convert the mixed number 5 2/3 to an improper fraction.
5 2/3 = (3 * 5 + 2)/3 = 17/3.

So, Bryan has 17/3 feet of leather cord.

Next, we divide 17/3 by 1/2 to find out how many whole bracelets can be made.
(17/3) / (1/2) = 17/3 * 2/1 = 34/3.

Now, we divide the numerator (34) by the denominator (3).
34 รท 3 = 11 remainder 1.

Therefore, Bryan can make 11 whole bracelets with 1 foot of cord left.

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