Question

Henry has to wrap five presents for a birthday party and has a length of ribbon to make bows for the presents.

He cuts the ribbon into eight equal lengths and uses five of the pieces.

With the remaining length of ribbon he is able to make six bracelets to give away at the party.

What fraction of the original length of ribbon does Henry use for each bracelet?

A. 116

B. 18

C. 14

D. 12

Answer 1

Fraction of the original length of Ribbon used by Henry for each bracelet is
`(1)/(16)`.

Explanation:

Given that,

Length of Ribbon cut by Henry in 8 equal pieces and use five of pieces. then out of remaining length make six bracelets.

From the question,

Fraction of each piece of the ribbon will be
`(1)/(8)`.

Then

He use 5 pieces and the number of remaining pieces is 3.

Now,

He makes 6 bracelets from those 3 pieces left So, fraction is
`(3)/(6) = (1)/(2)`

Here,

Fraction of length of bracelet to the original ribbon length will be
`(1)/(2) * (1)/(8)`

Hence,

Fraction of the original length of Ribbon used by Henry for each bracelet is
`(1)/(16)`.