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Date Posted: 5 years ago
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5 years ago
Work backwards.

12 beads + 5 beads = 17 beads

17 beads = ½ of remainder

So remainder = 17 x 2 = 34 beads

34 beads + 2 beads = 36 beads

After giving 1/5 to Tricia, 4/5 of the beads are left.

So 36 beads is 4/5 of total.

1/5 = 36 ÷ 4 = 9

Total = 9 x 5 = 45

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Model method. I had uploaded a similar question with steps by steps video presentation on YouTube https://youtu.be/92gC6pT2OSU , you can learn from there to improve your math.