document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045377>Question 1045377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ann has a bag of glass beads.  She uses half of them to make a necklace.  Then she uses 1/6 and 1/7 of the original number of beads respectively to make two bracelets 16 glass beads are left,  how many glass beads are used to make the necklace? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #660861 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=660861\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n be the original number of glass beads. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n-(n/2)-(n/6)-(n/7)=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42n-21n-7n-6n=672<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8n = 672<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the necklace is made from half the original beads, it is made of 42 beads. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;<BR>\n" );
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