Irena is putting together 8 identical goodie bags with chocolate and hard candy for her birthday party. She puts 4 pieces of hard candy in each goodie bag. Once she is done, she has placed a total of 48 items in bags.

Question

How can she determine how many chocolates she put in each goodie bag?
Match each step of the arithmetic solution with the correct description.
Step 1
Step 2
Divide 48 by 8.
Subtract 4 from 6.
Add 4 to 12.
Divide 48 by 4.
Subtract 4 from 384.
Multiply 48 by 8.

Answer 1

To determine how many chocolate pieces Irena put in each goodie bag, we can break down her process and match each arithmetic step with the correct description.

1. Step 1: Divide 48 by 8.

   • Description: This calculates the total number of items (goodies) in each goodie bag. Since there are 8 goodie bags and a total of 48 items, you would find how many items are in each bag by dividing 48 by 8, which gives 6.

2. Step 2: Subtract 4 from 6.

   • Description: This determines the number of chocolates in each bag. Since each goodie bag contains 4 pieces of hard candy, you would subtract the 4 hard candy pieces from the total number of items in each bag (6), giving you 2 chocolates in each goodie bag.

Now, let's summarize the correct matches:

• Step 1: Divide 48 by 8. (Calculating items per goodie bag)
• Step 2: Subtract 4 from 6. (Determining the number of chocolates per goodie bag)

The remaining steps (like "Add 4 to 12," "Divide 48 by 4," "Subtract 4 from 384," and "Multiply 48 by 8") are not required for solving how many chocolates are in each goodie bag.