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

§ + 25 = 500. Pick one of the answers provided(1 point)

addition and multiplication
subtraction and division
addition and division
subtraction and multiplication

1 answer

The correct answer is subtraction and division.

The equation needed to solve this problem is § - 25 = 500.