Question

A bag of candy was shared equally among 4 friends. Each friend gave away 7 pieces of candy. They each ended with 8 pieces of candy. Which equation represents how to find how much candy was in the bag at the beginning?

Answer 1

Let no. of candy in the bag = x

No. of candy with each friend = x/4

(x/4)-7=8

(x/4) = 15

x = 15 × 4

x = 60

Ans : 60

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