14. Julie bought bags of Snickers candy with 7 Snickers in each bag. Her mom bought 56 more Snickers. Now she has 119. How many packages were bought? Use algebra to determine the answer.
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Let's start by setting up an equation to represent the given information.
Let's say the number of bags Julie bought is represented by "x".
So, the number of Snickers in the bags Julie bought is 7x.
Her mom bought 56 more Snickers, so the total number of Snickers is 7x + 56.
The total number of Snickers after her mom bought some is 119.
Therefore, we can set up the equation:
7x + 56 = 119
Now, let's solve for x.
Subtract 56 from both sides of the equation:
7x = 63
Divide both sides of the equation by 7:
x = 9
Therefore, Julie bought 9 bags of Snickers.
To find the number of packages, we need to calculate 9 + 1 (since her mom bought 1 package).
So, a total of 9 + 1 = 10 packages were bought.