Question

Soni has 196 pencils. If she puts equal amounts of pencils into eight boxes, she has four pencils left. How many pencils does she put in each box?

Which strategy could help solve this word problem?



If x represents the number of pencils per box, solve the equation 4x + 8 = 196.

Divide 196 by the sum of 4 and 8 and find the quotient.
Divide 196 by 4 and check that the remainder is 8.


If x represents the number of pencils per box, solve the equation 8x + 4 = 196.

Answer 1

the bottom four sentences are the options

Answer 2

Any idea?

You have a 196 of pencils. You put the same amount pencils in each of the 8 boxes. You have 4 left at the end.

Can you make an equation or something? Mhmmm

Answer 3

well im not trying to solve it i need the strategy

Answer 4

I can read the question too :P

And that's what we're trying to do

how many cups are there?

Answer 5

cups?

Answer 6

cups/boxes

same thing x'D

Answer 7

24

Answer 8

How?

How many boxes are there?

If she puts equal amounts of pencils into \(\sf\color{red}{eight~ boxes}\)

Answer 9

well If x represents the number of pencils per box, then it seems its the equation 8x + 4 = 196

Answer 10

Your question says 8, how did you get 24? :P

Answer 11

Exactly!

8 boxes. x pencils in each box.

The 8 boxes contain 8x pencils.

And we have 4 left over

8x + 4 total number of pencils which is equal to 196

Great job :)

Answer 12

yay

Answer 13

you da best

Answer 14

Anytime! :)