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?

Answer 1

4m+3

Explanation:

Answer 2

4m + 3

Explanation:

As per rule of division :

Dividend = (Divisor) x (Quotient) + Remainder

Example : 23 = (5 x 4) + 3

So, no. of total marbles that Helena has put in 'm' bags with '4' marbles in each bag = 4m

No. of remaining marbles = 3

Hence, Total marbles she would have had = 4m + 3