Question
The Sea & Sun Souvenir Shop is known for its specialty salt water taffy. Every week, Fred fills a gigantic jar with taffy to put in the storefront display. This week, he puts in 500 pieces of cherry taffy but still has more space to fill. Fred fills the rest of the jar with banana taffy, his favorite flavor. In all, Fred puts 725 pieces of taffy in the jar.
Which equation can you use to find how many pieces of banana taffy b are in the jar?
Solve this equation for b to find how many pieces of banana taffy are in the jar.
pieces
Which equation can you use to find how many pieces of banana taffy b are in the jar?
Solve this equation for b to find how many pieces of banana taffy are in the jar.
pieces
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find how many pieces of banana taffy \( b \) are in the jar, you can use the following equation:
\[
500 + b = 725
\]
This equation states that the total number of pieces of taffy (500 pieces of cherry taffy plus \( b \) pieces of banana taffy) equals 725.
Now, let's solve the equation for \( b \):
1. Subtract 500 from both sides of the equation:
\[
b = 725 - 500
\]
2. Calculate the right-hand side:
\[
b = 225
\]
So, Fred has **225 pieces of banana taffy** in the jar.
\[
500 + b = 725
\]
This equation states that the total number of pieces of taffy (500 pieces of cherry taffy plus \( b \) pieces of banana taffy) equals 725.
Now, let's solve the equation for \( b \):
1. Subtract 500 from both sides of the equation:
\[
b = 725 - 500
\]
2. Calculate the right-hand side:
\[
b = 225
\]
So, Fred has **225 pieces of banana taffy** in the jar.