Randy had 40 candies. He wanted to share them with 7 friends. He gave each friend 4 candies. How many candies did Randy have left after he was done sharing?
A) 12 candies (Correct Answer)
B) 16 candies
C) 18 candies
D) 28 candies
Explanation:
This exercise requires two steps. The first step is to use multiplication to find how many candies Randy gave away. The number sentence would be 4 x 7 =28. The second step would be to subtract (in order to find how many
candies Randy has left.)
The subtraction sentence would be 40 – 28 = 12. Therefore, Randy would have 12 candies left.
Related Common Core State Standard: 3.OA.8
