Question

Tyler and Jamie decide to share a box of 50 candy bars. To their pleasant surprise, there are 5 extra candy bars in the box. They agree that Tyler gets at least eight more candy bars than Jamie. What is the minimum number of candy bars that Tyler gets. Can I get a step by step explanation please? Thank you!

Answer 1

32 is the correct answer

Answer 2

Minimum candy Tyler gets = 32

Explanation:

Given:

Number of candy in box = 50

Extra candy = 5

Find:

Minimum candy Tyler gets

Computation:

Assume.

Number of candy Tyler gets = x

Number of candy Jamie gets = x - 8

Total number of candy in box = 50 + 5 = 55

So,

Number of candy Tyler gets + Number of candy Jamie gets = Total number of candy in box

x + x - 8 = 55

2x = 63

x = 31.5

So,

Minimum candy Tyler gets = 32