Question

A jeweler is making a a jeweler is making a copy of a 15 inch chain to sell in his store the clasp is a half inch long each link in the chain is 1/4 inch long how many links must to use to make the chain of a 15 inch chain to sell in his store the class if a house loan each link in the chain is 1/4 inch long how many links must he use to make the chain

Answer 1

Since the clasp is half an inch long, to find the number of links, we need to take out the length of the clasp.
`15- (1)/(2) =14 (1)/(2)`. Now, we just need to divide that length by 1/4.
`14 (1)/(2) / (1)/(4) =58`

Answer 2

Well first you subtract 0.5 (1/2) from 15. The result is 14.5. Then you divide 14.5 by 0.25 (1/4). the answer is 58.