Question

82 pieces of candy come in 1 bag. if 5 kids share 2 bags equally, how many pieces will each kid receive? solve using a model or equation, show your work, and write your answer as a statement ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

one bag has 82 pieces. you can call each kid k. and solve for k. 2 bags times number of pieces. divided by number of kids. 2(82) =5k. isolate k.

2*(82)/5. 164/5. 32 pieces to each child and there will be 4 pieces of candy left over.