Sharon has 72 beads. She has twice as many sphere beads as cylinder beads. How many of each kind of bead does Sharon have? How did you solve the problem? How can you check your check.

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Noelle

Mathematics

9 May, 03:32

Sharon has 72 beads. She has twice as many sphere beads as cylinder beads. How many of each kind of bead does Sharon have? How did you solve the problem? How can you check your check.

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Mike Reese · Answer 1

Sphere=48 beads

Cylinder=24 beads

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of cylinder beads be y and since she has twice as many sphere beads, the sphere beads will be 2y

The sum of sphere and cylinder beads will be y+2y=3y

This sum is equivalent to the total number given as 72

Therefore, equating 3y to be equal to 72 we obtain the equation

3y=72

Dividing by 3 on both sides we obtain that

Y=72/3=24 beads for cylinder

Since the sphere is 2y then 2*24=48

To confirm, it is evident that 48+24=72

Also, the number 48 is double/twice the number 24