Question

Mya bought a bag of grapes that had 87,974 grapes inside. Her husband ate 8,785 grapes, and Mya ate 71,004 grapes. How many grapes are left? As Mya and her husband ate the grapes, they cut the grape bag. The grape bag was 4 feet long, but by the time Mya and her husband were done, it was 5 feet long. The day they were going to throw it away, it was back to 4 feet. Explain how that happened.

Answer 1

To determine the number of grapes left, we subtract the total grapes eaten by Mya and her husband from the original quantity, giving us 8,185 grapes remaining.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question involves calculating the total number of grapes left after Mya and her husband ate some. To find the number of grapes left, subtract the sum of the grapes eaten by Mya and her husband from the original quantity. Additionally, there is a part of the question that describes the length change of a grape bag, which seems to be anecdotal rather than mathematically relevant, and we'll disregard it as a typo or irrelevant detail.

Calculating the Remaining Grapes

Original number of grapes: 87,974
Eaten by husband: 8,785
Eaten by Mya: 71,004

1. Calculate the total grapes eaten: 8,785 + 71,004 = 79,789.
2. Subtract the total eaten from the original amount: 87,974 - 79,789 = 8,185 grapes left.