Question

Mila and Ben use red and orange beads to make bracelets with 60 beads each.

Mila uses 2 red beads for every 3 orange beads. Ben uses 5 red beads for
7 orange beads. Who uses more orange beads?
every
Mila
Ben
Red Orange
Total
Red Orange
Total
2
3
5
7
60
60

Answer 1

Mila

Explanation:

3+2=5

60/5=12

12*3=36

Mila uses 36 orange beads

7+5=12

60/12=5

7*5=35

Ben uses 35 orange beads

Mila uses more beads

hope this helps you on your homework :D

Answer 2

From the results we can see that Mila would be using 15 orange beads.

Explanation:

Step 1: Determine a common denominator

We need to figure out a ratio between the two people in a way so we can compare the amount of orange beads that are being used. We know that Mila uses 2 red beads while ben uses 5 red beads which means that we can use a ratio of 10.

(2 red beads * 5) : (3 orange beads * 5)

(10 red beads) : (15 orange beads)

(5 red beads * 2) : (7 orange beads * 2)

(10 red beads) : (14 orange beads)

Answer: From the results we can see that Mila would be using 15 orange beads.