Question

Irena is putting together 6 goodie bags with chocolate and hard candy for her birthday party. She puts 4 pieces of hard candy in each goodie bag. Once she is done, she has placed a total of 42 items in bags.

How many pieces of chocolate did she put in each goodie bag?

Answer 1

3 pieces of chocolate

Explanation:

42 divided by 6 = 7 items per bag

7- 4 = 3

To check:

4 + 3 = 7 * 6 = 42