Question

Emma has 24 red beads and 36 blue beads. She wants to make bracelets using the same number of beads of each color in every bracelet, with no beads left over. What is the greatest amount of bracelets Emma can make? (1 point)
Responses

A) 4 bracelets

B) 6 bracelets


C) 12 bracelets


D) 24 bracelets

Answer 1

We need the largest number that divides both 24 and 36, i.e. gcd(24, 36) = 12. So she can make 12 bracelets, each with 24/12 = 2 red and 36/12 = 3 blue beads.

Answer: C) 12 bracelets.