Ming had some candy to give to her five

children. She first took three pieces for

herself and then evenly divided the rest

among her children. Each child received

five pieces. With how many pieces did

she start?

Ming had 28 pieces of candy

Step-by-step explanation:

If she took 3 from the start we can assume that the equation immediately has + 3.

In algebraic terms this would be y=5x+3 and since we know the amount each child got it would be y=5 (5) + 3

or y=28.

Y representing how much she had from the beginning

5 for each child would be 5*5

Answer: 28 pieces of candy

Step-by-step explanation: 5 pieces per child x 5 children = 25 pieces of candy given to the children. 25 + the 3 pieces Ming took for herself = 28 pieces of candy altogether.