Question

Ethan made goodie bags for his birthday party guests. He put the same amount of goodies in each bag. He had 48 pieces of candy, 8 yoyos, 16 toy cars, and a box of 24 pencils with silly erasers. Eight guests came to Ethan's party. The party was three hours long. Ethan and his guests spent the first half of the party playing games. Then they had cake and ice cream. After that, Ethan opened his presents. Then they all ran around like little monsters until it was time for the guests to go home at 4:30 pm .How many pieces of candy did each guest get?

Answer 1

6 candies

Explanation:

The sentences "Ethan and his guests spent the first half...time for the guests to go home at 4:30 pm" are extra information because they don't relate to the problem, therefore, we can ignore them. We know that Ethan had 48 pieces of candy and that 8 guests came to his party. Since each guest got an equal amount of candy, to find the answer, we can do 48 / 8 = 6 candies.