Question

Alice is making bracelets to sell. She plans to put 12 beads on each bracelet. Beads are sold in packages of 20.

#1. What is the least number of packages she can buy to make bracelets and have no beads left over?

#2 If each package of beads costs $5.50, how much will the beads cost for her project?


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Answer 1

question 1 is 60 beads and question 2 is 16 dollars and 50 cents.

Explanation:

for question 1 the are asking for the lowest common denomonator (60)

for question 2 you devide 60/20 and multiply by 5.50

3 x 5.50 = 16.5$