Neil has a bucket of beads. He used them to make 8 identical necklaces and then buys 25 beads at the store. He ended 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.
The operations needed to solve the problem using the equation b/8 + 25 = 500 are as follows:
1. Divide the number of beads Neil started with (represented by b) by 8.
2. Add 25 to the result obtained in step 1.
3. Set the sum equal to 500 and solve for b to find the starting number of beads.