Question

Diane needs 165 pieces of candy to hand out to guests at a party she is hosting. Each bag of candy contains 20 pieces. She has 25 pieces left over from a previous party. She calculates she needs to purchase 7 additional bags of candy to meet the 165 piece of candy requirement. Which of the equations below verifies that she needs 7 additional bags of candy?

A.
20 * 7 + 25 = 165
B.
25 + 7 * X = 165
C.
25 * 7 + 20 = 165
D.
25 * x + 7 = 165

Answer 1

Answer is A because 20 is the amount of candy per bag and she needs 7 additional bags which makes that 140. She has 25 leftover so 140+25=165.

Answer 2

A

She needs 7 bags of 20 pieces of candy PLUS 25 left over. All of that equals 165