Question
Ronnie has 1 1/3 feet of cord to make bracelets and each bracelet needs 1/6 foot of cord, how many bracelets can he make
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many bracelets Ronnie can make, we can divide the total length of the cord by the length of the cord needed for each bracelet.
First, we convert the mixed number \(1 \frac{1}{3}\) feet into an improper fraction:
\[
1 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{3}{3} + \frac{1}{3} = \frac{4}{3}
\]
Now we can divide the total length of cord by the length needed for each bracelet:
\[
\text{Number of bracelets} = \frac{\text{Total cord length}}{\text{Cord per bracelet}} = \frac{\frac{4}{3}}{\frac{1}{6}}
\]
To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:
\[
\frac{4}{3} \div \frac{1}{6} = \frac{4}{3} \times \frac{6}{1} = \frac{4 \times 6}{3 \times 1} = \frac{24}{3} = 8
\]
Thus, Ronnie can make **8 bracelets**.
First, we convert the mixed number \(1 \frac{1}{3}\) feet into an improper fraction:
\[
1 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{3}{3} + \frac{1}{3} = \frac{4}{3}
\]
Now we can divide the total length of cord by the length needed for each bracelet:
\[
\text{Number of bracelets} = \frac{\text{Total cord length}}{\text{Cord per bracelet}} = \frac{\frac{4}{3}}{\frac{1}{6}}
\]
To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:
\[
\frac{4}{3} \div \frac{1}{6} = \frac{4}{3} \times \frac{6}{1} = \frac{4 \times 6}{3 \times 1} = \frac{24}{3} = 8
\]
Thus, Ronnie can make **8 bracelets**.