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Halloween word problem

Published on Dec 11, 2015

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Halloween word problem

Try to figure this out
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3 kids went trick-or-treating. The first of the three got 48 pieces of candy. The second on got 72 pieces of candy. The third boy got 106 pieces of candy. All of them put 3/8 of their candy in charity.

The question

A) How much candy did they end up with altogether?
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The answer
106 divided by 8
48 divided by 8
72 divided by 8
13,6,9
13x3
6x3
9x3
39+18+27=84

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B) they each went trick-or-treating for another hour. The first kid got 1/6 more than what he had before. The second and third got 3/4 more than what they had before. How much do they have in total.

THE ANSWER
48 divided by 6 equals 8
72 divided by 4 equals 18
104 divided 4 equals 26
48+8=56
72+18=80
104+26=130
104+26=30

Part C)
Finally if they eat 1/2 of their candy. How much is left over?

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The answer
143 divided by 2 is 71 and a half
99 divided by 2 is 49 and a half
66 divided by two is 33
49+71+33=93
They had 93 pieces of candy altogether
93+1=94

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