Question

Viola is making bracelets to sell at a craft fair. Each bracelet will have 20 beads. Write an equation to relate the number of beads b she has to the number of bracelets x she can make.

Answer 1

The equation that relates the number of beads Viola has, b to the number of bracelets she can make, x is b = 20·x

Explanation:

Here, we have a question on proportion

Given that the number of beads per bracelet = 20 beads

Therefore, If Viola wants to make x bracelets she requires 20 beads for each bracelet, that is 20 × x or 20·x beads

Therefore, If the number of beads she has is b, for her to make x bracelets, we have

b = 20·x

That is the equation that relates the number of beads Viola has, b to the number of bracelets she can make, x is given by

b = 20·x.

Answer 2

b = 20x beads

Explanation:

In this question, we will be trying to relate the number of beads to the number of bracelets.

From the question, we can identify that each of the bracelets will have 20 beads. The total number of bracelets to be made is x. This means that the total number of beads to be used can be calculated by multiplying 20 by x = 20x beads. This number is same as b, which is equal to the total number of beads.

Hence, we can say that b = 20x beads