Question

Carla has 24 candies. She keeps 4 candies in each jar. Daphne has 3 fewer jars and the same number of candies as Carla. How many candies does Daphne need to put in a jar?

• A. $8$
• B. $6$
• C. $12$
• D. $4$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $8$

• Number of candies that Carla has = 24
• Number of candies in each jar = 4
• We have to find the number of jars that Carla used.
• The multiplication equation will be,
• Number of jars ✕ Candies in each jar = 24
• Let us use the letter “s” as the number of jars.$s\times 4=24$
• Since $6\times 4=24,s=6$.
• Therefore, Carla used 6 jars.
• Number of candies that Daphne has = 24
• Now, Daphne used 3 fewer jars than Carla.
• Number of jars Daphne used = 6 - 3 = 3
• We have to find the number of candies that Daphne keeps in each jar.
• The multiplication equation will be,
• Number of jars $\times$ Candies in each jar $=24$
• Let’s take “z” as the number of candies in each jar. $3\times z=24$
• Since, $3\times 8=24,z=8$.
• Hence, Daphne keeps 8 candies in each of the three jars that she uses.
• Hence, option C is correct.