Question

Charlie creates and sells jewelry. He has designed a triangular pendant with two 2-inch sides and one 1.5-inch side.Charlie will use wire to form the triangle. He wants to make several of these pendants to sell at his store. How many pendants can Charlie make using 5 feet of wire?

Answer 1

Number of pendant made = 10

Explanation:

Given:

Sides of triangle = 2 in , 2 in , 1.5 in

Total wire = 5 ft = 5 × 12 = 60 in

Find:

Number of pendant made.

Computation:

Perimeter of 1 pendant = 2 in + 2 in + 1.5 in

Perimeter of 1 pendant = 5.5 in

Number of pendant made = Total wire / Perimeter of 1 pendant

Number of pendant made = 60 / 5.5

Number of pendant made = 10.90

Number of pendant made = 10 and 1 pendant incomplete