Debbie cut a cord into sixths . She used five of the to make necklaces . She used equal lengths of the remaining cord for each of four bracelets. What fraction of the original cord did Debbie use for each bracelet ?
So she used [tex] \frac{5}{6} [/tex] of the cord to make necklaces. [tex]1- \frac{5}{6} = \frac{1}{6} [/tex]
She splits the [tex] \frac{1}{6} [/tex] length into 4 equal lengths. To divide a fraction by a fraction, you multiply it by its reciprocal. [tex] \frac{1}{6} ( \frac{1}{4}) [/tex] [tex] =\frac{1}{24} [/tex]
She used [tex] \frac{1}{24} [/tex] of the original chord to make each bracelet.
