Lizzy: After trick-or-treating, Brent dumped his candy on the table. He had received 5 Kit-Kat bars, three times that amount in Hershey kisses, 8 boxes of Nerds, and 11 lollipops. He also had 10 Baby Ruths and half that amount in Reese Peanut butter cups. After giving his little sister 5 lollipops, how many pieces of candy did Brent have left?.
Me: Hmmm, let me think. I think this is the detailed solution:
He had 5 Kit - Kats and had 3 times that amount in Kisses so he had 5 * 3 = 15 Hershey kisses. He had 10 Baby Ruths and half that amount in Reese Peanut butter cups so he had 10 / 2 = 5 Reese Peanut Butter cups. He had 11 lollipops and gave 5 to his sister so he now had 11 - 5 = 6 lollipops. When you add up all of the candy, he had 5 Kit - Kats, 15 Hershey kisses, 10 Baby Ruths, 5 Reese cups, 8 Nerds and 6 lollipops so 5 + 15 + 10 + 5 + 8 + 6 = 49 pieces of candy. Final answer: 49.