Question

Heather has a new beaded necklace. 50% of the 74 beads on Heather's necklace are blue. How many blue beads are there on Heather's necklace?

A) 25 blue beads

B) 35 blue beads

C) 37 blue beads

D) 44 blue beads

Answer 1

To find the number of blue beads on Heather's necklace, multiply 74 by 0.5 to get 37 blue beads. Hence the correct answer is option A

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of blue beads on Heather's necklace, we need to calculate 50% of 74. To do this, we can multiply 74 by 0.5.

50% of 74 is: 74 * 0.5 = 37

Therefore, there are 37 blue beads on Heather's necklace. So the correct answer is C) 37 blue beads.