If the 4th lies opposite the 11th, then you know the 3rd lies opposite the 10th, the 2nd opposite the 9th, and the 1st opposite the 8th; meanwhile, in the reverse direction you'd find that the 5th lies opposite the 12th, the 6th opposite the 13th, and the 7th opposite the 14th. Move up one more bead and you're back at the 1st, which you already know lies opposite the 8th. Therefore there are 14 total beads.
<em><u>4 pints of strawberries and 2 pints of blueberries are bought</u></em>
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
Let "a" be the pints of strawberries bought
Let "b" be the pints of blueberries cost
Cost per pint of strawberry = $ 1.60
Cost per pint of blueberry = $ 2.30
<em><u>A shopper bought twice as many pints of strawberries as pints of blueberries</u></em>
Therefore,
a = 2b --------- eqn 1
<em><u>They spent a total of $11.00. Therefore we frame a equation as:</u></em>
pints of strawberries bought x Cost per pint of strawberry + pints of blueberries cost x Cost per pint of blueberry = 11

1.6a + 2.3b = 11 --------- eqn 2
<em><u>Substitute eqn 1 in eqn 2</u></em>
1.6(2b) + 2.3b = 11
3.2b + 2.3b = 11
5.5b = 11
Divide both sides by 11
b = 2
<em><u>Substitute b = 2 in eqn 1</u></em>
a = 2(2)
a = 4
Thus 4 pints of strawberries and 2 pints of blueberries are bought