Bracelets You are making beaded bracelets for your friends. You want to use
30 beads for each bracelet and want to use no more than 145 beads. Write an
inequality that models this situation. Can you make 4 bracelets?
let x = number of bracelets you will make
since you ill use 30 beads per bracelet, the total number of beads you will use is 30x, and this total number of beads must be no more than 145 beads (or it will not exceed 145),, therefore:
30x < 145
to see if you can make 4 bracelets, we divide both sides by 30:
(30x)/30 < (145)/30
x < 4 5/6
since 4 is less than 4 5/6 (or it's still in the range of possible number of bracelets), thus you can make 4 bracelets~
hope this helps~ :)
To model the situation, we can use the inequality:
30x ≤ 145
where x represents the number of bracelets and 30x is the total number of beads used for x bracelets. The inequality states that the total number of beads used should be less than or equal to 145.
To determine if you can make 4 bracelets, we can substitute x = 4 into the inequality:
30(4) ≤ 145
120 ≤ 145
Since 120 is less than or equal to 145, you can indeed make 4 bracelets while staying within the given constraints.
To write an inequality that models this situation, let's first define a variable. Let's say "x" represents the number of bracelets you can make.
The number of beads required for each bracelet is 30, so the total number of beads needed for x bracelets would be 30x.
Since you want to use no more than 145 beads, we can set up the following inequality:
30x ≤ 145
This inequality represents that the total number of beads used for x bracelets should be less than or equal to 145.
Now, to determine if you can make 4 bracelets, let's substitute x = 4 into the inequality:
30(4) ≤ 145
120 ≤ 145
Since 120 is less than or equal to 145, you can conclude that you can make 4 bracelets without exceeding the limit of 145 beads.