Ethan bought 4 packages of pencils. after he gave 8 pencils to his friends, he had 40 pencils
left over. how many pencils were in each package? use the drop-down menus to solve the
problem arithmetically and algebraically.
click the arrows to choose an answer from each menu.
to determine the solution arithmetically, first

and then

to determine the solution algebraically, set up and solve the equation

each package contained
pencils.

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