Question

Leslie creates designer bracelets with gemstones. Her most recent order included a total of 8 bracelets. It takes 16 stones to make one bracelet.

Write and solve an equation that represents how many stones were used for the order.

s + 8 = 16; s = 8 stones
s − 8 = 16; s = 24 stones
s divided by 16 equals 8; s = 128 stones
8s = 16; s = 2 stones

Answer 1

8s = 16

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct equation to represent the number of stones used for the order is 8s = 16, where s represents the number of stones used for each bracelet and 8 is the total number of bracelets.

Answer 2

Leslie used 128 stones in total to create 8 bracelets, since it takes 16 stones to make one bracelet. The equation representing this situation is s = 8 × 16, where s stands for the total number of stones used.

Step-by-step explanation:

Leslie needs to calculate the total number of gemstones used for creating 8 bracelets. Since it takes 16 stones to make one bracelet, the correct equation to represent this situation would be the multiplication of the number of bracelets by the number of stones per bracelet. Therefore, the equation is:

8s = 16

Where s stands for the total number of stones used. This equation is incorrect when we logically interpret it because we are trying to find out how many stones are used for all bracelets in total, hence we should multiply the number of bracelets by the stones needed for one bracelet:

s = 8 × 16

To solve for s, we do the following calculation:

s = 128 stones

So, Leslie used 128 stones to create 8 bracelets.