Question

Polly and her friend, Goofus, are making friendship bracelets. The have 3 yards of thread that they need to cut into pieces that are 1/8 of a yard long. How many bracelets can they make from their yarn?

Answer 1

Answer: 24 bracelets.

Explanation:

This question is about the division of numbers.

Since there are 3 yards of thread that is needed to be cut into pieces that are 1/8 of a yard long, this means that we've to divide 3 yards by 1/8. This will be:

= 3 ÷ 1/8

= 3 × 8

= 24

Therefore, they can make 24 bracelets from the yarn.