Hanson is making colorful friendship bracelets for 6 of his friends. He has all of the colors of thread he plans to use except for green. If every bracelet uses 22 inches of each color of thread, how many feet of green thread should Hanson buy from the craft store?Write your answer as a whole number, decimal, or simplified fraction. Do not round.____ feet
Q. Hanson is making colorful friendship bracelets for 6 of his friends. He has all of the colors of thread he plans to use except for green. If every bracelet uses 22 inches of each color of thread, how many feet of green thread should Hanson buy from the craft store?Write your answer as a whole number, decimal, or simplified fraction. Do not round.____ feet
Calculate total green thread: Calculate the total amount of green thread needed in inches.Hanson needs to make 6 bracelets, and each bracelet uses 22 inches of green thread.6×22=132Total amount of green thread needed: 132 inches
Convert to feet: Convert the total amount of green thread from inches to feet.There are 12 inches in 1 foot.To convert inches to feet, divide the number of inches by 12.132/12=11Total amount of green thread needed: 11 feet
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