Question

Which describes the calculations that could be used to solve this problem?

Levi has 50 hot dogs to pack into boxes and bags. He has one box that will hold 15 hot dogs. He will put the rest of the hot dogs into bags with 5 hot dogs in each bag.

How many bags of hot dogs will Levi be able to fill?

A.
Subtract 50 – 15. Then multiply the difference by 5.

B.
Add 50 + 15. Then divide the sum by 5.

C.
Add 5 + 15. Then add 50 to the sum.

D.
Subtract 50 – 15. Then divide the difference by 5.

Answer 1

The answer would be D, because like it says, subtract 50-15, then divide the difference by 5