Question

8 pts Makayla has 28 red beads and 21 blue beads. She is making bracelets. Each bracelet is to have the same number of red beads and blue beads. What is the greatest number of bracelets she can make (only type a number for your answer)? How many of each bead color will be on each bracelet?

Answer 1

7 bracelet

4 red beads

3 blue beads

Explanation:

Red beads = 28

Blue beads = 21

What is the greatest number of bracelets she can make ?

To determine the greatest number of bracelets she can make, find the highest common factor in the question.

21 = 1, 3, 7, 21

28 = 1, 2, 4, 7, 14 a5

The highest common factor of 21 and 28 is 7

The greatest number of bracelets she can make is 7

How many of each bead color will be on each bracelet?

Red beads = 28 / 7

= 4 red beads

Blue beads = 21 / 7

= 3 blue beads