Question

Diane needs 165 pieces of candy to hand out to guests at a party she is hosting. Each bag of candy contains 20 pieces. She has 25 pieces left over from a previous party. She calculates she needs to purchase 7 additional bags of candy to meet the 165 piece of candy requirement. Which of the equations below verifies that she needs 7 additional bags of candy?

Answer 1

are there choices

Answer 2

20.7+25=165

Answer 3

Each bag has 20 pieces of candy, right?

Answer 4

Since she figured she needs 7 bags, how many pieces of candy will she get in 7 bags?
What operation would you use to find how many pieces of candy are in 7 bags of 20 pieces each?

Answer 5

7

Answer 6

1 bag = 1 * 20 pieces
2 bags = 2 * 20 pieces
3 bags = 3 * 20 pieces
...
7 bags =

Answer 7

I meant above for you to complete the last line.
7 bags =

Answer 8

1 bag = 1 * 20 pieces
2 bags = 2 * 20 pieces
3 bags = 3 * 20 pieces
...
7 bags = 7 * 20 pieces

Answer 9

The 7 bags she figured she needs to buy contain 7 * 20 pieces of candy.
She already has 25 pieces of candy from before, so she needs to add the number of pieces of candy she gets in the 7 bags to the 25 she already had to see if that equals the 165 pieces she needs.
7 * 20 + 25 = 165

Answer 10

That was my explanation. Just go over it and try to understand it. If you questions, ask, and I'll try to answer when I get back.

Answer 11

@Its_James08

Answer 12

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