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Navya has 104 feet of craft wire that she uses to make earrings. If each pair of earring requires & foot of wire, how hiany pairs of earrings is Navya able to make?​

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Answer:

14 pairs of earrings

Explanation:

Question

Navya has 10 ¹/₂ feet of craft wire that she uses to make earrings. If each pair of earring requires 3/4 foot of wire, how many pairs of earrings is Navya able to make.

Given:

  • Total wire = 10 ¹/₂ ft
  • Wire required to make 1 pair of earrings = 3/4 ft

To calculate the number of pairs of earrings Navya can make, divide the total amount of wire by the wire required to make 1 pair of earrings:


\begin{aligned}\implies \sf 10(1)/(2) / (3)/(4) &= \sf (21)/(2) / (3)/(4)\\ \\& = \sf (21)/(2) * (4)/(3)\\ \\& = \sf (21 * 4)/(2 * 3)\\ \\& = \sf (84)/(6)\\ \\& = \sf 14 \end{aligned}

Therefore, Navya can make 14 pairs of earrings.

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