Three-fourths of Nancy's beads is equal to 1/2 of Paula's beads.If they 840 beads in altogether,how many beads does Paula have?
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Step-by-step explanation:
Let Nancy's beads be 'x' in number
So, Paula has (840-x) beads
3/4 of Nancy's beads = 1/2 of Paula's beads
3/4 × x = 1/2 × (840-x)
3x/4 = (840-x)/2
After cross multiplication,
6x = 3360 -4x
10x = 3360
x = 336
Thus, Nancy has 336 beads and Paula has 504 (840-336) beads.
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