Julian had some bags of candy canes and some packets of chocolate bars. Each bag contained 6 candy canes and each packet contained 7 chocolate bars. The total number of bags of candy canes and packets of chocolate bars that he had was 20. He had 127 more chocolate bars than candy canes. How many bags of candy canes did Julian have?
Number of packets
of chocolate bars |
Number of
chocolate bars |
Number of bags
of candy canes |
Number of
candy canes |
More chocolate bars
than candy canes |
20
|
20 x 7 =
140 |
0
|
0 x 6 =
0 |
140 - 0 =
140 |
19
|
19 x 7 =
133 |
1
|
1 x 6 =
6 |
133 - 6 =
127 |
19
|
19 x 7 =
133 |
1
|
1 x 6 =
6 |
133 - 6 =
127 |
Total number of packets of chocolate bars if all are chocolate bars
= 20 x 7
= 140
Big difference between the total number of chocolate bars and candy canes
= 140 - 127
= 13
Small difference between the number of chocolate bars in one packet and the number of candy canes in one bag
= 140 - 127
= 13
Number of bags of candy canes
= 13 ÷ 13
= 1
Answer(s): 1
