You are making necklaces for your friends. you have 54 blue beads and 28 red beads. Each friend will receive an identical necklace, and all beads must be used. A. what is the greatest number of friends who can receive a necklace? Explain your reasoning. B. How many of each color bead will each friend receive on the necklace? Explain your reasoning ... What should u say

A) The GCF of 54 and 28 is 2. So, the greatest number of identical necklaces you can make using all of the beads is 2.

Blue (54) factors: 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 Red (28) factors: 2 x 2 x 7

B) divide both numbers by 2 to calculate how many beads should be used in each necklace. see the underlined values from part (A)

Answer: 2 friends will get a necklace that contains 27 blue & 14 red beads

Here is an example. I can't provide the answer. You are making necklaces for your friends. You have 72 blue beads and 42 red beads. Each friend will receive an identical necklace and all beads must be used. What is the greatest number of friends who can receive a necklace?