Question

Ethan bought 4 packages of pencils. After he gave 8 pencils to his friends, he had 40 pencils left over. How many pencils were in each package? Use the drop-down menus to solve the problem arithmetically and algebraically

Answer 1

add 8 and 40

-divide by 4

-4x+8=40

-12:

Explanation:

Answer 2

12 pencils in each package.

Explanation:

Given:

Ethan bought 4 packages of pencils.

No of Packages = 4

No of pencils given to friend = 8 pencils

No of pencils left over =40 pencils

∴Total Number of Pencils = No of pencils given to friend + No of pencils left over =
`40+8 =48`

Total Number of pencils in each package =
`\frac{\textrm{Total Number of Pencils}}{\textrm{No Of Packages}}= (48)/(4)= 12 \ pencils`