Answer: 6 inches of chain will he have left after making the necklaces
Step-by-step explanation:
There is a missing information. The correct question is:
Tony needs 16-inch pieces of gold chain to make each of 3 necklaces. He has a piece of chain that is 4 1/2 feet long. How much chain will he have left after making the necklaces.
Solution
We would convert 4.5 feet to inches
1 foot = 12 inches
4.5 feet = 4.5 × 12 = 54 inches
Tony needs 16-inch pieces of gold chain to make each of 3 necklaces. It means that the number of the 16 inches pieces of gold chain that can be gotten to make each of 3 necklaces necklaces is 16 × 3 = 48
The length of chain left chain that will he have left after making the necklaces is
54 - 48 = 6 inches
