Question

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heather had some candy to give to her five children. she first took eight pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest amount her children. each child received four pieces. with how many pieces did she start?

Answer 1

Answer: She started with 28 pieces of candy.

Step-by-step explanation: In the beginning of the question it says that heather took 8 pieces. Then she divided the rest evenly amongst her 5 kids. Each received 4, so that make the equation 8+(5x4) which gives us 8+(20). Or 8+20 which is 28.

Answer 2

She started with 28 candies.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total amount of candies be c

Build equation:

• heather took out 8 candies for herself

→ remaining: c - 8

• then divided the remaining candies to her five children

→ each gets: (c - 8)/5

Here given each gets 4 candies

So,

(c - 8)/5 = 4

c - 8 = 5(4)

c - 8 = 20

c = 20 + 8

c = 28