Question

Samantha has 54 beads. Amanda has twice as many beads as Samantha. They are making bracelets it takes 8 beads to make a bracelet. If Samantha and Amanda combine their beads how many bracelets can they make.

Answer 1

Answer:

On combining the beads they can make 20 bracelets.

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of beads Samantha has  =  54 beads

Number of beads Amanda has = 2 x( Number of beads Samantha has)

=  2  x 54  =  108 beads

The total number of beads Amanda and Samantha has  

=   54 beads + 108 beads

= 162 beads

Number of beads required to make 1 bracelet  =  8 beads

Now, $\textrm{The number of bracelets made} = \frac{\textrm{Total number of beads they both have}}{\textrm{Beads required to make 1 bracelet}}$

=$\frac{162}{8} = 20.25$≈  20

or, the total number of bracelets they can make is 20.

Hence, on combining the beads they can make 20 bracelets .