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

@robtobey

Answer 2

@strawberrysorbet

Answer 3

125 - 20 = 105
Lisa needs to buy 105 pieces of candy.

105 / 35 = 3 packages

B.3

Answer 4

thank you

Answer 5

yw :)