Solve the Problem. -Mary Had 8 Strings of Beads, Each Having 175 Beads

question 178

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Mary had 8 strings of beads, each having 175 beads. She restrung them such that she had 5 strings, each having the same number of beads again. How many beads did she have on each string?

• A)40
• B)280
• C)1400
• D)175

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