Ryan had some candy to give to his five children. He took three pieces for himself and then evenly divided the rest among his children. Each child received two pieces. With how many did he start?

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Isuck at math ; ^; m a student solved this problem and said the answer is 3 feet. chase had a roll of ribbon that contained 7 7/8  feet of ribbon. he cut off one piece that was 3 5/8  feet long and another piece that was 1 1/4  feet from the roll. how much ribbon was left on the roll? is the student's answer reasonable? yes, the answer is reasonable. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 2 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 13 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 4 feet.

Jamie went to home depot. she bought 25 bags of soil that cost $9 per bag. she bought 15 pots at $8 each, and she bought 23 bags of pebbles at $15 each. she used a coupon that gave her $5 off for every 100 dollars she spent. how much did jame pay at the end?