Question

michael puts 3 beds next to each other on a piece of string to make a bracelet. each need has a width of 5/6 inches. which expression and fraction both represent the width of the three beads

Answer 1

Total width = 5/2 or 2½

Explanation:

Since we have 3 beads and each of them have a width of 5/6 inches, thus;

Total width = 3 × (5/6)

Total width = 15/6

Simplifying this since 3 is common multiple to both numerator and denominator, we have;

Total width = (15/3)/(6/3)

Total width = 5/2

Since this is an improper fraction, we need to turn it into a mixed fraction, thus;

Total width = 5/2 = 2½

Those total width is 5/2 or 2½