Tara has a box of 908 beads for making bracelets she wants to put 15 B's on each bracelet she makes what is the greatest number of bracelets Tara can make with these beads show your work

Answer 1

To find the greatest number of bracelets Tara can make, you need to divide the total number of beads by the number of beads needed for each bracelet.

Tara has 908 beads and she wants to use 15 beads for each bracelet.

You can calculate the greatest number of bracelets as follows:

\[ \text{Number of bracelets} = \frac{\text{Total beads}}{\text{Beads per bracelet}} = \frac{908}{15} \]

Now perform the division:

\[ 908 \div 15 = 60.5333... \]

Since Tara cannot make a fraction of a bracelet, we take the whole number part of the quotient. Thus, she can make a maximum of 60 bracelets.

To confirm, we can calculate the total number of beads used by 60 bracelets:

\[ 60 \times 15 = 900 \]

Now, let's check how many beads will remain after making 60 bracelets:

\[ 908 - 900 = 8 \]

Thus, the maximum number of bracelets Tara can make is:

\[ \boxed{60} \]