Question

Lisa needs 125 pieces of candy for her guests at a party she is hosting. The candies come in packages of 35. She already has 20 pieces of candy left over from a previous party. How many packages of candy will Lisa have to buy to have 125 pieces of candy exactly? Create a two-step equation that models this problem and select which of the values below satisfies that equation.
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
5

Answer 1

You would first set up an equation.

125 = 35x + 20
And then solve for x.

Answer 2

thank you so much!

Answer 3

No problem!