Neil 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

8
+
25
=
500 .(1 point)
addition and division

subtraction and division

subtraction and multiplication

addition and multiplication

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subtraction and division