Question

Please Help!Mary purchased 200 beads for $48 to make necklaces.If she needs to buy 25 more beads,how much will she pay if she is charged the same rate per bead?Please Show The Work

Answer 1

200b=$48
$1=(200/48)*b
$1=(25/6)*b
6*$1=6*(25/6)*b
$6=25b

Answer 2

Set up an expression:

(48$/200)=X

$0.24 per bead

$0.24*25= $6

She would charge $6 for 25 more beads