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. How many marbles does Helena have in all? Write your answer as an expression.

Answer 1

y = 444mmm + 333

Explanation:

let total marbles = y

putting mmm marbles in 444 bags we have the total in the bags to be 444mmm

but there are 333 marbles left that didnt fit in the bags giving us (+333)

adding them both together

therefore the total marbles will be 444mmm + 333