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 solve the problem, we’ll follow the necessary steps to determine how many chocolates are in each goodie bag. Let's break down the solution step by step and match each arithmetic operation with its description.

Step 1: Subtract 4 from 6.
Description: Finding how many chocolates are in each goodie bag after accounting for the hard candy.

Step 2: Divide 48 by 8.
Description: Finding the total number of items (chocolates + hard candy) in each goodie bag.

Now, let’s continue with the arithmetic reasoning:

1. Since there are 8 goodie bags, and Irena puts 4 pieces of hard candy in each, the total amount of hard candy is:
   \( 8 \text{ bags} \times 4 \text{ candies/bag} = 32 \text{ hard candies} \).

2. To find the total amount of chocolates, we subtract the total number of hard candies from the total number of items in the bags:
   \( 48 \text{ total items} - 32 \text{ hard candies} = 16 \text{ chocolates} \).

3. Now, to find out how many chocolates go in each bag, we divide the total number of chocolates by the number of goodie bags:
   \( 16 \text{ chocolates} ÷ 8 \text{ bags} = 2 \text{ chocolates/bag} \).

Finalizing the matches:

• Step 1: Subtract 4 from 6.
  Matches with finding out the number of chocolates after accounting for hard candy.

• Step 2: Divide 48 by 8.
  Matches with finding the total number of items in each goodie bag.

The complete matching might look different based on the full problem context, but given the steps we've worked with, that’s a fair adjustment based on your provided content.