Question

She wants to use one-third of her bead collection to make bracelets for 5 friends. What fraction of her collection should she use for each bracelet?

Answer 1

Answer: 1/15

Explanation:

The lady wants to use 1/3 of her bead collection to make 5 bracelets for 5 friends.

This means that the amount of beads required for each bracelet is be 1/3 divided by the 5 bracelets:

= 1/3 ÷ 5

= 1/3 * 1/5

= 1/15 of her collection

When dividing fractions, you can instead multiply the inverse of the second fraction to get your answer.