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Tony need 16 inch long pieces of gold chain to make each 3 necklaces. He has a peice of chain that is 4 1/2 long. How much chain will he have left after making the necklaces

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Answer: 6 inches of chain will he have left after making the necklaces

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Tony needs 16-inch pieces of gold chain to make each of 3 necklaces. He has a piece of chain that is 4 1/2 feet long. How much chain will he have left after making the necklaces.

Solution

We would convert 4.5 feet to inches

1 foot = 12 inches

4.5 feet = 4.5 × 12 = 54 inches

Tony needs 16-inch pieces of gold chain to make each of 3 necklaces. It means that the number of the 16 inches pieces of gold chain that can be gotten to make each of 3 necklaces necklaces is 16 × 3 = 48

The length of chain left chain that will he have left after making the necklaces is

54 - 48 = 6 inches

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