Question

Ava makes bead necklaces. She has a total of write the value of each expression.of 6,048 beads. Each necklace has 24 beads.Her friend Maria says that the greatest number of necklaces she can make with the beads is 162. Maria’s work is shown here.Explain why Maria’s answer is incorrect and how she can find the correct answer.

Answer 1

She made the 6 into a five to make the 0 a 1 too early, because 24 can go into 60 twice, but in order to subtract the 8, you would then have to make the 6 into a 5 as well as the 0 into a 1.

Explanation:

6048 divided by 24 is 252