Question

Malcolm has 225 yards of yarn to make 100 bracelets. Suppose the total length of the yarn stayed the same, but instead of Malcolm making 100 bracelets, he only made 1,000 bracelets. How long will the yarn be for each bracelet

Answer 1

Given :

Length of yarn, l = 225 yards.

Number of bracelets he made, n = 1000 .

To Find :

How long will the yarn be for each bracelet.

Solution :

Let, length of yarn used in each bracelet is x.

So,

$x = \dfrac{Total\ length \ of yarn}{Number \ of \ bracelets\ made}\\\\x = \dfrac{225}{1000}\\\\x = 0.225 \ yards$

Therefore, length of yarn used in each bracelet is 0.225 yard.