Asked by Alexa

Milky uses 192 beads to make a bracelet and a necklace.It takes 5 times as many beads to make a necklace than it does to make a bracelet.How many beads are used to make the necklace

192 divided by 5 is 38 and I got remainder of 2 but I don't know what I did wrong.did I do the problem right.please help me.

The problem has optional answers...the optional answers are 32,37,160,and 165.
Answered by Ms. Sue
I already answered your question. Multiply the number of beads in a bracelet by 5.

http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1423691852
Answered by kudum
bra = 5n
neck = n
5n +n = 192
6n = 192
6n/6 = 192
n = 32
necklace = 32
Bracelet = 160
Answered by kudum
necklace = 160