Question

jamie bought a box of beads at a yard sale. There were 2,496 beads in the box. She decided to make necklaces with the beads. if each necklace uses 32 beads how many necklaces can she make in all

Answer 1

In order to determine the number of necklaces, calculate the quotient in between the number of beads in the box and the number of beads needed to make the necklaces:

2,496/32 = 78

Hence, Jamie can make 78 necklaces