Question

Con Beads for Everyone Mrs. Harris wants her nineteen students to each have twenty-four beads to make a bracelet. Mrs. Harris finds beads in bags at the store. There are twelve beads in each bag. How many bags of beads does Mrs. Harris need to buy so she has exactly enough beads for her nineteen students? Each bag of beads costs $0.59. How much will Mrs. Harris spend on the beads? Show all your mathematical thinking.

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Answer 1

i.She needs 96 bags of beads

ii.She will spend $56.64 on the beads

Explanation:

i.19×24=456

12÷456=96

96 bags

ii.96×0.59

=56.64

$56.64