A refrigerator magnet uses 5/8 inch of magnetic tape. How many refrigerator magnets can you make with 10 inches of magnetic tape? Explain.
You can make 16 refrigerator magnets. If you divide 10 by 5/8, you multiply by the reciprocal of 5/8 which is 8/5. You have 8/5 x 10. Cross simplify and you have 16.
Answer:
16 magnet tapes
Step-by-step explanation:
Length of each refrigerator magnet= \(\frac{5}{8}\) of magnetic tape
Total length of refrigerator = 10 inches
Number of refrigerator magnets=\(\frac{ length of magnetic tape}{length of refrigerator magnet}\)
Number of refrigerator magnet= \(\frac{10}{\frac{5}{8} }\)
Number of refrigerator magnet= 10×\(\frac{8}{5}\)
Number of refrigerator magnets= 16 magnet tapes.
Hence, the correct answer is 16 magnetic tapes.