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?

Answer 1

To find out how many whole bracelets Bryan can make, we need to divide the total amount of cord Bryan has by the amount needed for each bracelet.

To convert 5 2/3 feet to a mixed fraction, we multiply the whole number part (5) by the denominator (3), which equals 15. Then, add the numerator (2) to get 17. So 5 2/3 can be written as 17/3.

Next, we can divide 17/3 by 1/2 to see how many whole bracelets Bryan can make.

17/3 ÷ 1/2 = 17/3 × 2/1 = 34/3 = 11 1/3.

Therefore, Bryan can make 11 whole bracelets.