Sydney wants to make 15 beaded rings for a craft show. She needs 60 beads for each ring. She has 852 beads. Does Sydney have enough beads to make 15 complete rings?

Question

Explain your answer. Include all work used to determine if she has enough beads.
( 2 points)

Answer 1

To determine if Sydney has enough beads to make 15 complete rings, we need to calculate the total number of beads required for all the rings.

Number of beads required for one ring = 60 beads
Number of rings Sydney wants to make = 15 rings

Therefore, the total number of beads required for 15 rings = 60 beads/ring * 15 rings = 900 beads.

Now, we compare the total number of beads required for 15 rings (900 beads) with the number of beads Sydney has (852 beads).

Since 900 beads > 852 beads, Sydney does NOT have enough beads to make 15 complete rings.