Ms.wilmeth bougth 4 bags of candies.Each bag contained 8 candies.she put an equal number of these candies into each of 9 gift boxes.How many candies were left over?
4 * 8 = 32 candies
32/9 = 3 with 5 remaining
To find out how many candies were left over, we need to perform some calculations. Let's break down the problem step by step:
Step 1: Calculate the total number of candies bought.
Ms. Wilmeth bought 4 bags of candies, and each bag contained 8 candies. So, the total number of candies bought can be found by multiplying the number of bags (4) by the number of candies in each bag (8):
Total number of candies = 4 bags * 8 candies/bag = 32 candies
Step 2: Calculate the total number of candies distributed.
To find the total number of candies distributed, we need to divide the total number of candies by the number of gift boxes, which is 9:
Total number of candies distributed = Total number of candies / Number of gift boxes = 32 candies / 9 gift boxes = 3 remainder 5 candies
Step 3: Calculate the number of candies left over.
The remainder of 3 candies after distributing them equally among the 9 gift boxes means that some candies were left over. Therefore, the number of candies left over is 3.
So, Ms. Wilmeth has 3 candies left over after putting an equal number of candies into each of the 9 gift boxes.