Question

A necklace requires 2 blue beads a necklace requires two blue beads for every 5 white beads. Steve claims that there are 35 total beads that 12 of them must be blue beads.
what is the correct number of blue beads for 35 total beads

Answer 1

If there is 2 blue beads for every 5 white beads and there are 35 total beads there must be 10 blue beads for every 25 white beads which equals 35 total beads! I hope this was helpful!