Question

Preparing for Halloween, Alena sorted candies into 4 goodie bags. Each bag holds 8 candies. How many candies does Alena have? Use the Distributive Property and show your solution.

Answer 1

Answer:

32 candies

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the Distributive Property

1 bag = 8 candies

4 goodie bags = x

Cross Multiply

Let x be the number of candies

= 4(8)

= 4 × 8

= 32 candies