AA.16 Solve one-step equations: word problems BXY At the school's holiday craft fair, Daniel and his classmates get to make gingerbread houses. Their teacher divides a bag of licorice ropes evenly among the 8 students at the table. Each student gets 4 licorice ropes to decorate the roof of his or her gingerbread house. Which equation can you use to find the number of licorice ropes r that came in the bag? Solve this equation for r to find the number of licorice ropes that came in the bag. licorice ropes
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To find the total number of licorice ropes \( r \) in the bag, we start by analyzing the situation described in the problem:
To find the total number of licorice ropes \( r \), we can set up the equation based on the distribution:
\[ r = 8 \times 4 \]
Now, we solve the equation:
\[ r = 32 \]
Thus, the number of licorice ropes that came in the bag is \( \boxed{32} \).
