A necklace is 60 centimeters long and the beads on the necklace are 50 milliliters apart. How many beads are on the necklace?
Surely you don't mean 50 milliliters. Surely you mean milliMeters. 50 mm = 5 cm. That makes it easy to calculate IF the diameter of the beads are less than 5 cm. I hope this helps.
Don't make the same English grammar mistake I just made. Diameter is singular so it should read IS less than 5 cm.
50 millimeters apart? Isn't that 5 cm apart? That is a very long distance for beads.
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Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. You are correct, millimeters is the more appropriate unit of measurement for bead spacing in this case.
To calculate the number of beads on the necklace, we need to divide the total length of the necklace by the distance between each bead. Here's how you can proceed with the revised measurements:
Given:
Length of the necklace = 60 centimeters
Assuming the beads are spaced 50 millimeters (5 centimeters) apart, we can calculate the number of beads by dividing the total length of the necklace by the distance between each bead:
Number of beads = Length of the necklace / Distance between beads
Number of beads = 60 centimeters / 5 centimeters
Number of beads = 12
Therefore, there are 12 beads on the necklace based on the assumption that the beads are spaced 50 millimeters (5 centimeters) apart.