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Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using elimination, and fill in the blanks.\newlineLiz is creating beaded jewelry to give to her family and friends. For her family, she assembled 77 bracelets and 22 necklaces, using a total of 331331 beads. For her friends, she assembled 1010 bracelets and 22 necklaces, using a total of 418418 beads. Assuming she uses a consistent number of beads for every bracelet and necklace, how many beads is she using for each?\newlineLiz uses _\_ beads for each bracelet and _\_ beads for each necklace.

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Q. Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using elimination, and fill in the blanks.\newlineLiz is creating beaded jewelry to give to her family and friends. For her family, she assembled 77 bracelets and 22 necklaces, using a total of 331331 beads. For her friends, she assembled 1010 bracelets and 22 necklaces, using a total of 418418 beads. Assuming she uses a consistent number of beads for every bracelet and necklace, how many beads is she using for each?\newlineLiz uses _\_ beads for each bracelet and _\_ beads for each necklace.
  1. Identify Equations: Identify the equations based on the given information.\newlineFor the family: 77 bracelets and 22 necklaces use 331331 beads.\newlineFor the friends: 1010 bracelets and 22 necklaces use 418418 beads.\newlineLet bb represent the number of beads in a bracelet and nn represent the number of beads in a necklace.\newlineThe equations are:\newline7b+2n=3317b + 2n = 331\newline10b+2n=41810b + 2n = 418
  2. Eliminate Variable: Decide which variable to eliminate. We can eliminate nn because it has the same coefficient in both equations.
  3. Subtract Equations: Subtract the first equation from the second to eliminate nn.$10b+2n\$10b + 2n - 7b+2n7b + 2n = 418418 - 331331\)10b+2n7b2n=41833110b + 2n - 7b - 2n = 418 - 3313b=873b = 87
  4. Solve for b: Solve for b.\newline3b=873b = 87\newlineb=873b = \frac{87}{3}\newlineb=29b = 29
  5. Substitute and Solve for nn: Substitute the value of bb back into one of the original equations to solve for nn. Using the first equation: 7b+2n=3317b + 2n = 331 7(29)+2n=3317(29) + 2n = 331 203+2n=331203 + 2n = 331 2n=3312032n = 331 - 203 2n=1282n = 128
  6. Solve for n: Solve for n.\newline2n=1282n = 128\newlinen=1282n = \frac{128}{2}\newlinen=64n = 64
  7. Final Answer: State the final answer.\newlineLiz uses 2929 beads for each bracelet and 6464 beads for each necklace.

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