Question

Darnell uses 1 1/4 packages of beads to make 10 bracelets. He wants to make 25 bracelets. How many packages of beads will he use? 6 1/4 packages 3 1/4 packages 3 1/8 packages 1/8 package

Answer 1

We can use the next proportion:

$\frac{1.25\text{ packages}}{x\text{ packages}}=\frac{10\text{ bracelets}}{25\text{ bracelets}}$

Solving for x

$\begin{gathered} 1.25\cdot25\text{ = 10}\cdot x \\ \frac{31.25}{10}=\text{ x} \\ 3.125\text{ = x} \end{gathered}$

3.125 is equivalent to 3 1/8 packages