Question

Adrian is making bracelets. For each bracelet, it takes 1/10 hour to pick out materials and 1/4 hour to braid it together. How many bracelets can Adrian make in 5 hours?

(A) 15
(B) 18
(C) 20
(D) 25

Answer 1

Adrian can make a maximum of 14 bracelets in 5 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many bracelets Adrian can make in 5 hours, we first need to determine how long it takes to make one bracelet. It takes 1/10 hour to pick out materials and 1/4 hour to braid it together. So, the total time to make one bracelet is 1/10 + 1/4 = 2/20 + 5/20 = 7/20 hour.

Next, we divide 5 by 7/20 to find out how many bracelets Adrian can make. To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal. So, 5 ÷ 7/20 = 5 × 20/7 = 100/7 ≈ 14.29 bracelets.