Question

Winona purchased a set of vintage beads.There are 2,140 beads in the set. If she uses the beads to make bracelets that have 7 beads each, about how many bracelets can she make?

Answer 1

The number of bracelets that can be made through the number of beads that Winona purchased can be determined by dividing the number of beads by the number needed for each of the bracelets. 

              n = 2140 / 7
 
              n = 305.7

Answer: 305 bracelets

Answer 2

We need to divide the total number of beads, 2,140 by the number of beads in each bracelet, 7.

2,140 ÷ 7 = ?

We can use compatible numbers in order to estimate the result:

            2,140 ÷ 7  

               ↓        ↓

about: 2,100 ÷ 7 = 300 bracelets