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hayley has 272 beads she buys 38 more beads she will use 89 beads she will use 9 beads for each necklace what is the greatest number of neacklaces hayley can make

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hayley started with 272 and when she bought the extra 38, she then had 310. if she uses 89 beads and each necklace has 9 beads then the greatest number of necklaces hayley can make is 9. 9 x 9 = 81 and she has 8 left over beads, which is not enough for another necklace.
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