Question

Alan wants to brick a pathway to his garden.The length of the path is 10 1/4 each brick is 5/8 of a foot long how many bricks can he fit along the length of the path

Answer 1

He can fit 16.4 bricks or 16 1/4 bricks or he can fit 16 full bricks

Explanation:

10 = 40/4

40/4 + 1/4 = 41/4

41/4 × 2/2 = 82/8

82/8 ÷ 5/8 = 16 2/8

2/8 ÷ 2/2 = 1/4

Sorry if I'm wrong.