Question

Debbie cut a cord into sixths. She used five of the pieces to make necklaces. She used equal lengths of the remaining cord for each of four bracelets. What fraction of the original cord did Debbie use

Answer 1

1/24

Explanation:

Debbie cut a cord into 6 places and use five pieces to make a necklace.

i.e.

5/6 was used to make a necklace and we have 1/6 remaining cord.

However, the remaining cord was used for each of the four bracelets.

i.e.

(1/6) ÷ 4

(1/6) *(1/4) = 1/24

Thus, the fraction of the original cord that Debbie used to make this bracelets = 1/24