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Illuminations: Beads

Juliet bought 10 beads for $18. The beads she bought are red, blue or silver. Red beads are $1 each, blue beads are $2 each and silver beads are $5 each.  If she bought at least one of each, how many red beads did she buy?

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Deductive Reasoning & Logical Thinking, Money, Probability
K-6, Middle School
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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Illuminations: Beads

Juliet bought 10 beads for $18. The beads she bought are red, blue or silver. Red beads are $1 each, blue beads are $2 each and silver beads are $5 each.  If she bought at least one of each, how many red beads did she buy?

Puzzle provided by Noetic Learning Math Contest

Math Topics
Deductive Reasoning & Logical Thinking, Money, Probability
K-6, Middle School
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Descriptions of PDFs

Problem and solution

What are you looking for?

Organization

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Website URL

Type of Resource

Activity Sheet
PDF File

Assigned Categories