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Naomi has 50 red beads and white beads. The number of red beads is 1 more than 6 times the number of white beads. How many red beads does Naomi have?
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Naomi has 50 red beads and white beads. The number of red beads is 1 more than 6 times the number of white beads. How many red beads does Naomi have?

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Let w = white beads. Solve for w and then find the number of red beads.

w + 6w + 1 = 50

7w = 50 - 1

7w = 49

w = 49 / 7

w = 7

She has 7 white beads.

7 * 6 = 42 red beads

Check:

7 + 1 + 42 = 50 So... the real answer is 42...

User Yisel
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She has 43 red beads :)
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