Question

A jeweler has 160.5 centimeters of gold chain. He will use half of the chain to make a necklace. He will make 5 bracelets with the remaining chain. If each bracelet is the same length, what will be the length of each bracelet in centimeters?

Answer 1

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Answer:

16.05 cm

Explanation:

Each bracelet will be 1/5 of 1/2 of the chain, so is

(1/5)(1/2) = 1/10

of the original length of the chain.

1/10 × 160.5 cm = 16.05 cm . . . length of each bracelet