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Liam has a bag of b beads. He gives 20 beads to his sister. He then makes 4 necklaces with the same of beads on each necklace using all of the remaining beads. Write an expression that represents the number of beads on each necklace. Show your work.

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Given :

Liam has a bag of b beads.

He gives 20 beads to his sister.

He then makes 4 necklaces with the same of beads on each necklace using all of the remaining beads.

To Find :

Write an expression that represents the number of beads on each necklace.

Solution :

Number of necklace remains after giving 20 beads to his sister is ( b - 20 ).

Number of beads on each necklace using all of the remaining beads is :


N=(b-20)/(4)

Hence, this is the required solution.

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