Question

Arlene made a necklace using red and silver beads in the ratio 4 to 1. The necklace used sixty beads altogether. How many silver beads did Arlene use to make the necklace?

twelve

fifteen

thirty-six

forty-eight

Answer 1

think about it this way: red beads=4 silver beads=1

Answer 2

4x+x=60

Answer 3

@yuvi123 shouldn't you use different variables? now 60 divided by 4 equals 15. this means that 15 silver beads were used :) make sense?

Answer 4

@marrero

Answer 5

what about the silver beads?

Answer 6

wat?

Answer 7

(60/5)=12

Answer 8

no, those are the silver beads because for every 4 red beads, there is 1 silver bead. and @iambatman *facepalm* i solved for three red beads D: the answer is 12

Answer 9

:)

Answer 10

sry the you should account for both silver and red beads 4parts of red beads and 1part of silver beads

Answer 11

so erm think of it this way: http://prntscr.com/35dgi1

If you draw it out, it makes more sense :)