Cody wanted to give each of his forty-five friends an equal amount of candy. At the store he bought six hundred eighty pieces to

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tal to give to them. How many more pieces should he have bought so he didn't have any extra pieces?

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Anastasy [175] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-17T18:03:15+03:00

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Divide total bought by number of people first:

680 / 45 = 15.111

round up to 16. Multiply 16 by 45:

45 x 16 = 720

He should have bought 720 pieces. Now by Tracy to find how many more pieces:

720 - 680 = 40

He should have bought 40 more pieces.