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. 1/16
B. 1/8
C. 1/4
D. 1/2

Answer 1

Answer:

A) 1/16 is the right answer.!

Step-by-step explanation:

Henry Cuts the Ribbon into 8 equal pieces., so the fraction of each piece to the original length of ribbon will be 1/8., then he use 5 pieces, so the remaining number of pieces will be 3., now It makes 6 bracelets from those 3 pieces, so the fraction of making bracelets 3/6 = 1/2.,

So the fraction of length of bracelet to the orginal ribbon length will become 1/2 * 1/8.,

It is 1/16