Question

A storeowner has 60 lbs. of candies. If he puts the candies into 8 jars equally and
has a leftover of 6.4 lbs. of candies, how much candy will each jar contain?

i need your answer

Answer 1

Answer:

Solution

Step 1:

Amount of candy in 8 jars = 60 – 6.4 = 53.6 lbs.

Step 2:

Amount of candy in 1 jar = 53.6/8 = 6.7 lbs.