1. **State the problem:** Sarah is making bracelets using 2 beads of each color (red, green, blue). She wants to make 4 bracelets of each color and we need to find the total number of beads required. 2. **Identify given information:** - Beads per color per bracelet: $2$ - Number of bracelets per color: $4$ - Number of colors: $3$ 3. **Calculate beads needed for one color:** Multiply beads per bracelet by number of bracelets: $$2 \times 4 = 8 \text{ beads}$$ 4. **Calculate total beads for all colors:** Now multiply beads needed per color by number of colors: $$3 \times 8 = 24$$ Or using distributive property: $$(3 \times 2) \times 4 = (3 \times 4) \times 2 = 12 \times 2 = 24$$ **Final answer:** Sarah needs a total of **24 beads** to make 4 bracelets for each of the 3 colors.