Robin has 7 red beads, 27 purple beads, and 24 yellow beads. She wants to make a necklace with the pattern: 1 red bead; 3 purple beads; 2 yellow beads. How many times can she repeat the pattern? Which color of beads will she run out first?

Answer 1

she has enough beads for

red: 7/1 = 7 patterns
purple: 27/3 = 9 patterns
yellow: 24/2 = 12 patterns

so, what do you think?