Question

Ben starts with a certain number of fruit chew packages. He puts 27 packages into each of 85 cases. He has 3 packages left. How many packages of fruit chews did Ben start with?

Answer 1

He would have started with a total of 2,278 packages of fruit chew packages.

First, you would multiply the 27 packages by the 85 cases wich is 2,275, then you would add the three leftover packages to the total making it 2,278.

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