Question

Helena lost her marbles. But then she found them and put them in 4 bags with m marbles in each bag. She had 3 marbles left over that didn't fit in the bags. How many marbles does Helena have in all? Write your answer as an expression.

Answer 1

4m+3

Explanation:

There are 4 bags.

Have "m" marbles in each bag.

"4m"

"+3" that didn't fit in either of those bags.

So then, 4m+3

Answer 2

There are 4 bag with m marbles in each, which means the total number of marbles is 4m.

Now, 3 are left over, therefore, the total number of marbles is 4m+3