mollly uses 192 beads to make a necklace and a bracelet. 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?
2 answers
230
bracelet = x
Necklace = 5x
x + 5x = 192
6x = 192
6x/6 = 192/6
x = 32
Necklace = 5x = 5(32) = 160
Necklace = 5x
x + 5x = 192
6x = 192
6x/6 = 192/6
x = 32
Necklace = 5x = 5(32) = 160