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Riley makes a necklace for his sister. Twelve beads take up 5 inches of string.

How many beads fit on 1 foot of string?

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Answer:

28.8

If rounded 28

Explanation:

If every 12 beads takes up 5 inches that means that 1 foot (12 inches) would be divided by 5 (12/5) (A. 2.4) and then multiplied by 12. which would give you 12.8 or since you cant have 28.8 beads, you can only put on 28 when rounded.

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