Question

in art class, josiah made 5 clay bowls to send to family members. the bowls were fragile, so josiah bought a roll of bubble wrap to protect them. he used a total of 11 feet of bubble wrap to wrap the bowls. how much bubble wrap did josiah use for each bowl? write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
feet

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the problem type

This is a division problem where we need to find the amount of bubble wrap per bowl. We know the total bubble wrap (11 feet) and the number of bowls (5). So we divide the total by the number of bowls: $11 \div 5$.

Step2: Perform the division

When we divide 11 by 5, we get $11\div5 = \frac{11}{5}$. As a mixed number, this is $2\frac{1}{5}$ because 5 times 2 is 10, and 11 minus 10 is 1, so we have 2 with a remainder of 1 over 5.

Answer:

$2\frac{1}{5}$ (or $\frac{11}{5}$) feet