Jenson had some bags of chocolate bars and some packets of caramel apples. Each bag contained 5 chocolate bars and each packet contained 8 caramel apples. The total number of bags of chocolate bars and packets of caramel apples that he had was 20. He had 82 less chocolate bars than caramel apples. How many bags of chocolate bars did Jenson have?
Number of packets
of caramel apples |
Number of
caramel apples |
Number of bags
of chocolate bars |
Number of
chocolate bars |
Less chocolate bars
than caramel apples |
20
|
20 x 8 =
160 |
0
|
0 x 5 =
0 |
160 - 0 =
160 |
19
|
19 x 8 =
152 |
1
|
1 x 5 =
5 |
152 - 5 =
147 |
14
|
14 x 8 =
112 |
6
|
6 x 5 =
30 |
112 - 30 =
82 |
Total number of packets of caramel apples if all are caramel apples
= 20 x 8
= 160
Big difference between the total number of caramel apples and chocolate bars
= 160 - 82
= 78
Small difference between the number of caramel apples in one packet and the number of chocolate bars in one bag
= 160 - 147
= 13
Number of bags of chocolate bars
= 78 ÷ 13
= 6
Answer(s): 6
