Question

Eila has a box of chocolate candies. She gives

1/3 of the candies to her sister, 4 to her brother, and
she eats the remaining 12 candies. How many
chocolate candies were in the box originally?

Answer 1

Answer: 24

Explanation:

Equation: (1/3)x + 4 + 12 = x

Equation: (1/3)x + 16 = x

MULTIPLY EVERYTHING WITH 3

1/3 times 3 = x 16 times 3 = 48 x times 3 = 3x

Equation: x + 48 = 3x MINUS THE "X" BY 3X = 2X

Equation: 2x = 48 OR x = 24

CHECK THE EQUATION:

Sister: 8 Brother: 4 Herself: 12

8 + 4 + 12 = 24