Question

Hayley has 272 beads.she buys 38 more beads. She will use 89 beads to make bracelets and the rest to make necklaces. She will use 9 beads for each necklace. What is the greatest number of necklaces Hayley can make? Show all of your work and write your number in sentence form.

Answer 1

First, do 272 + 38 = 310
Secondly, do 310 - 89 = 231
Third, do 231 ÷ 9 = 25

The most number of beeds she can have is 25