Question

HELP FOR MEDAL

Sally needs 50 candy bars to put in her goodie bags for her party. She already has 3 candy bars at home. Each box of candy bars at the store has 8 bars in it. How many boxes of candy bars does she need to buy to reach 50?
A.
5
B.
6
C.
7
D.
8

Answer 1

@mathstudent55

Answer 2

@mathmale

Answer 3

@Isaiah.Feynman

Answer 4

This problem is a bit abstract in that you may have to buy more boxes of candy than you actually need!

what is the smallest integer multiple of 8 that, when added to 3, will be OVER 50?

Answer 5

5

Answer 6

is it 1

Answer 7

A^

Answer 8

Let's see. You already have 3 candy bars and you buy (5)(8), or 40, more. What's 3+40? Is that over 50?

Answer 9

I thought about this problem and realized that you can answer it easily by solving the inequality \[3+8n \ge50\]
Can you do that?

Answer 10

Dear BBSQ: I see you're trying to answer someone else's problem. This is all part of the game, and I often do the same, but it does tell me something about how important this particular homework problem is to you. :(