How many pairs of gloves are needed to show at least 65 fingers. Explain your answer..?

Question

I ask because I am stepmom and I helped my stepson with his homework,...

His mom then went and told him that i was wrong and had him change it all.

Thanks for the serious answers. BTW this is 2nd grade homework.

The answer is 7.
The key is how many PAIRS of GLOVES and needed show at LEAST 65 fingers.

The answer is 7. 10 fingers per pair= 70.. I just had to count by 10's to get there.

I was right and she changed it and he got it wrong.

Thanks ligoneski but it is pairs of gloves, not one glove.

Answer 1

Well, there are 5 fingers on each hand, so 65/5= 13 hands
there are 2 hands in each pair of gloves, so 13/2=6.5
You can't have .5 of a pair, so you would need 7 total pairs of gloves.

Answer 2

7

Answer 3

Maybe I'm missing something but won't you need 13 gloves?

65 divided by 5 (fingers on a hand) = 13

You are not alone, math homework is very challenging.

Answer 4

7 pairs of gloves

Answer 5

it depends
if the gloves have 5 fingers, then they are needed 13 gloves so 6.5 pairs of gloves then you need approximatively 7 pairs of gloves at least
but if the glove has only the big finger and the other 4 fingers in one space, than you need 65 gloves if you take it as one finger so 32.5 pairs of gloves and approximatively 33 pairs or 65/2 gloves if you take it as 2 fingers so 17 pairs of gloves:D:D:D depends how you take it

Answer 6

A pair of gloves can have ten fingers inside. So, if we need to show at least 65 fingers, we need seven pairs of gloves to show at least 65 COVERED fingers. If we need to show them NAKED, we need no glove at all.

Answer 7

How many fingers are on each hand. 5 right. While all you have to do is divide 65 by 5 then you have the answer. By the way it's 13.

Answer 8

0 is the answer. you can't show any fingers while wearing gloves.

Answer 9

eight 8