Donna has 5 packs of candies. Each pack has 52 candies, and each
pack has different candy flavor. The flavors of candies in the different
packs are strawberry, caramel, chocolate, cherry, and coffee. Eighteen
of Donna’s friends came, and she gave each of them 2 candies of each
flavor. How many candies will she have left? Write the mathematical
expression that represents the problem and solve for it.
5*52 = 260 candies to start
18*2*5 = 180 handed out
candies left: 5*52 - 18*2*5 = _____
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post as many as trouble you. But it would be nice if you could show what you have tried in the way of coming up with a solution. Don't let all the words confuse you. As you can see with this one, when you strip away all the noise, it's really just a little bit of work that you have to do.
To solve this problem, we can calculate the total number of candies that Donna starts with, subtract the candies she gives to her friends, and find the remaining candies.
1. Calculate the total number of candies that Donna starts with:
- Donna has 5 packs of candies.
- each pack has 52 candies.
- So, the total number of candies that Donna starts with = 5 packs * 52 candies/pack = 260 candies.
2. Calculate the total number of candies Donna gives to her friends:
- Eighteen friends came to Donna's place.
- Donna gives each friend 2 candies of each flavor.
- Since there are 5 different flavors, Donna gives each friend a total of 5 flavors * 2 candies/flavor = 10 candies.
- Therefore, the total number of candies Donna gives to her friends = 10 candies/friend * 18 friends = 180 candies.
3. Calculate the remaining candies:
- The remaining candies = Total candies Donna starts with - Total candies Donna gives to her friends
- Remaining candies = 260 candies - 180 candies = 80 candies.
Therefore, Donna will have 80 candies left.
Mathematical expression representing the problem:
Let C represent the total number of candies Donna has left.
C = Total candies Donna starts with - Total candies Donna gives to her friends
C = 260 - 180
C = 80
So, Donna will have 80 candies left.