Question

Sharon has 72 beads. she has twice as many sphere beads as cylinder beads. How many of each kind of bead does Sharon have? How did you solve the problem? How can you check your answer?

Answer 1

Answer:

she has 48 spherical beads and 24 cylindrical beads.

Step-by-step explanation:

2x + x= 72

3x = 72

x= 24

let x equal the number of cylindrical beads

2x= 48

48 spherical beads and 24 cylindrical beads.