Question

Helena lost her marbles. But then she found them and put them in 444 bags with mmm marbles in each bag. She had 333 marbles left over that didn't fit in the bags.

Answer 1

4m + 3

Explanation:

• There are 4 bag with m marbles in each, which means the total number of marbles is 4m.
• Now, 3 are left over, therefore, the total number of marbles is 4m+3.

OR

• There are 4 bags.
• Have "m" marbles in each bag.
• "4m"
• "+3" that didn't fit in either of those bags.
• So then, 4m+3