SOLUTION: Sean want to make a necklace with 50 beads. He knows that 12 beads take up 5 inches of string, but the store only sells string by the centimeter. How many centimeters should he bu

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Question 1101609: Sean want to make a necklace with 50 beads. He knows that 12 beads take up 5 inches of string, but the store only sells string by the centimeter. How many centimeters should he buy
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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2.4 beads/inch = 0.945 beads/centimeter

0.945 * 50 = 47.244 cm