Asked by nunya

Niel 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 b8 + 25 = 500
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addition and division
addition and division

subtraction and multiplication
subtraction and multiplication

subtraction and division
subtraction and division

addition and multiplication

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
subtraction and multiplication

Explanation: From b/8 + 25 = 500, subtract 25 (500 − 25 = 475) then multiply by 8 (b = 475 × 8 = 3800).