Question

a teacher bought sweets for her 40 students . if she gave each student 3 sweets , she would have 5 sweets left . How many sweets did she buy?​

Answer 1

125 sweets

Explanation:

Let the total # of sweets the teacher bought be the variable, x.

We can set up this equation to find the # of sweets she bought:

40 · 3 + 5 = x

Because she gave 3 sweets each to her 40 students, we have to multiply these two numbers to get the # of sweets the teacher gave out.

120 + 5 = x

Then, since there's 5 extra sweets left, we can add it to the # of sweets the teacher gave out to get the total amount of sweets she bought.

125 = x

x = 125

125 sweets

Answer 2

Total sweets = 125

Explanation:

Number of sweets given to each student = 3

Number of sweets given to 40 students = 40*3 = 120

Number of sweets left with the teacher = 5

Total sweets = 120 + 5 = 125