Answer: To make one bracelet, Maura needs 25 beads and 20 centimeters of elastic cord.
If Maura bought a pack of 1,000 beads, she can make:
1,000 beads ÷ 25 beads per bracelet = 40 bracelets
To make 40 bracelets, she will need:
40 bracelets × 20 centimeters of elastic cord per bracelet = 800 centimeters of elastic cord
To convert centimeters to meters, we divide by 100:
800 centimeters ÷ 100 centimeters per meter = 8 meters
Therefore, Maura should buy 8 meters of elastic cord to make 40 bracelets with a pack of 1,000 beads.
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