Benji had 700 marbles. He gave away 175 marbles and put the remaining marbles equally into 5 bags. How many marbles are there in each bag?

125 marbles

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115 marbles

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105 marbles

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205 marbles

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Solution

The correct option is C 105 marbles
Step 1:
$∙$ How many marbles did Benji have?
Ans: 700

$∙$ How many marbles did he give away?
Ans: 175

$∙$ How many marbles are remaining?
Ans: 700 - 175 = 225 (WB)

Step 2:
$∙$ In how many bags did he put the remaining marbles equally?
Ans: 5 bags

$∙$ What do we need to find?
Ans: We need to find how many marbles were there in each bag.

$∙$ Which operation should we use?
Ans: Division

$∙$ How many marbles were there in each bag?
Ans: 525 ÷ 5 = 105 (WB)

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