Niel has a bucket of beads. He uses them to make 8 identical necklaces and then buys 25 beads at the store. He ends up with a total of 500 beads. How many did he start with? Identify the operations needed to solve this problem using the equation b/8 + 25 = 500
addition and division
addition and division
addition and multiplication
addition and multiplication
subtraction and division
subtraction and division
subtraction and multiplication
addition and multiplication
To solve this problem using the equation b/8 + 25 = 500, we need to perform addition and division.
Step 1: Start with the equation b/8 + 25 = 500.
Step 2: Subtract 25 from both sides of the equation to isolate b/8.
b/8 = 500 - 25
b/8 = 475
Step 3: To solve for b, multiply both sides of the equation by 8.
(b/8) * 8 = 475 * 8
b = 3800
Therefore, Niel started with 3800 beads.