Bryan has 5 2/3

Question

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)

Answer 1

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).