Lily has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box has 8 crayons. How many crayons does Lily have in total? How many would she have if she gave her friend Riley 4 crayons?
How many crayons Lily have total? How many would she have if she shares with Riley?
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Brian S. answered 09/16/26
I Hold a Fundamental Math Credential and MBA in Finance
3 boxes of crayons x 8 crayons for each box
= 24 total crayons
After giving 4 way 24 - 4 = 20 crayons left
Devan D. answered 09/09/26
Math Tutor| Elementary Math, Pre-algebra, Algebra 1 & 2 Expert
How many crayons does Lily have in total? How many would she have if she shares with Riley?
Since Lily has 3 boxes of crayons with 8 crayons per box, we determine the total number of crayons by multiplying:
3 boxes * 8 crayons/box = 24 crayons.
So, Lily has 24 crayons total.
If Lily gives Riley four crayons, then 4 crayons are taken away from 24 crayons: 24 crayons - 4 crayons = 20 crayons.
Therefore, Lily has 20 crayons.
Lily has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box has 8 crayons. How many crayons does Lily have in total? How many would she have if she gave her friend Riley 4 crayons?
Since Lily has 3 boxes of crayons, and each box contains 8 crayons, we could do 3 X 8, meaning there are 24 crayons in all. Another way to do this would be repeated addition. There are 3 boxes, and every box has 8 crayons, so we are going to add 8 three times. 8 + 8 + 8 = 24. I would also use visuals to represent this problem, showing 3 crayon boxes with 8 crayons in each box, in order to support the use of multiplication or repeated addition in solving this problem.
To determine how many crayons Lily would have left if she gave 4 away to Riley, I would focus on the use of key words. "Gave" would indicate subtraction, so 24 - 4 = 20 crayons left for Lily. Visuals would be implemented here as well. For example, if we have our picture of 24 crayons, we could "cross out" 4 of them, to see that 20 crayons remain.
Cagri T. answered 04/06/26
5+ years private tutoring to elementary and middle school students.
There are 3 boxes each with 8 crayons. So we can add the number of crayons in each box to calculate the total number of crayons as follows:
Box 1 -> 8
Box 2 -> 8
Box 3 -> 8
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24
If Lily gives 4 crayons out of the 24 she has to Riley, those 4 crayons will be subtracted from her total of 24 crayons.
Therefore, she will have:
24
4
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20 crayons
Inactive Tutor answered 03/17/26
Here is our problem:
Lily has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 8 crayons.
How many crayons does Lily have in total? How many would she have if she gave 4 crayons to her friend Riley?
Step 1: Determine the total number of crayons
Multiply the number of boxes by the number of crayons in each box.
3 × 8 = 24 (8+8+8)
Lily has 24 crayons in total.
Step 2: Subtract the crayons she gives away
Lily gives 4 crayons to Riley.
24 − 4 = 20
Inactive Tutor answered 09/23/25
Lily has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box has 8 crayons. How many crayons does Lily have in total? How many would she have if she gave her friend Riley 4 crayons?
This question has two parts.
Part #1
How many crayons Lily have total?
3 X 8 = 24 or 8 + 8 + 8 = 24 total crayons
Part #2
How many would she have if she shares with Riley?
24-4 =20 crayons left
Inactive Tutor answered 08/25/25
Here is the base question: Lily has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box has 8 crayons. How many crayons does Lily have in total? How many would she have if she gave her friend Riley 4 crayons?
Part 1: How many crayons does Lily have in total?
To answer this question, we need to first look at the description.
We know that:
1: Lily has 3 boxes of crayons. [] [] []
2: Each box has 8 crayons inside. [IIIIIIII]
To solve this problem, we must multiply 3 x 8, which equals 24, so Lily has 24 crayons in total. [IIIIIIII] [IIIIIIII] [IIIIIIII]
Part 2: How many would she have if she gave her friend Riley 4 crayons?
In the previous part, we determined Lily had 24 crayons in total. If she gives 4 to Riley, we would need to do 24-4, which equals 20. If Lily gives 4 of her crayons to Riley, she would have 20 crayons left.
Michele W. answered 07/14/25
Experienced Certified Teacher (25+ years ) /Tutor Elementary Math
Focus Question: Lily has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box has 8 crayons. How many crayons does Lily have in total? How many would she have if she gave her friend Riley 4 crayons?
This is a 2 step problem to solve.
Step 1: Find the total number of crayons Lily has.
- Lily has 3 boxes of crayons. 📦📦📦
- Each box contains 8 crayons. 🖍️🖍️🖍️🖍️🖍️🖍️🖍️🖍️
- To find the total, we multiply:
- 👉 3×8=24
- ✅ So, Lily has 24 crayons in total.
Step 2: Subtract the crayons she gave to her friend Riley. 🎁
- Lily gives 4 crayons to Riley. 🖍️🖍️🖍️🖍️
- We subtract that from the total:
- 👉 24−4=20
- ✅ So, after giving 4 crayons to Riley, Lily has 20 crayons left.
Final Answer:
- Total crayons before giving any away: 24
- Crayons left after giving 4 to Riley: 20
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Siddhant K. answered 07/10/25
Sid: Experienced Personable Tutor | CS + Finance Background
Lily has 3 boxes. Each box has 8 crayons.
To find out how many crayons she has in total, you multiply:
3 × 8 = 24 ( | | | | | | | | ) ( | | | | | | | | ) ( | | | | | | | | )
So, Lily has 24 crayons.
If she gives 4 crayons to her friend Riley, you subtract:
24 − 4 = 20 ( | | | | | | | | ) ( | | | | | | | | ) ( | | | | | | | | )
Lily would have 20 crayons left after sharing with Riley.
Answer:
Lily has 24 crayons in total. If she gives 4 to Riley, she will have 20 crayons left.
Becca D. answered 07/10/25
Turning numbers into "aha!" moments—one kid at a time!
3 Boxes, 8 crayons each
3 * 8 = 24
Lily has 24 crayons.
If she shares 4 crayons with Riley...
24 crayons - 4 crayons = 20 crayons.
Lily has 20 crayons after sharing.
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Ryan F.
1) Total number of crayons (step-by-step arithmetic) You can think of the total as either multiplication or repeated addition. Repeated addition (digit-by-digit): 8 + 8 = 16. 16 + 8 = 24. So the total is 24 crayons. Multiplication check: 3 × 8. 3 × 8 = 24. (One digit times one digit → 24.) 2) If she gives Riley 4 crayons We subtract 4 from the total: Start with 24 crayons. Compute 24−4 24−4 digit-by-digit: Units: 4 − 4 = 0 Tens: 2 − 0 = 2 Result: 20 crayons remain with Lily. (Check: 20 + 4 = 24.) 3) If “shares with Riley” means splits the crayons equally between Lily and Riley If she shares all her crayons equally, she divides 24 by 2: Long division idea (digit steps): 2 into 2 → 1 (gives 2), remainder 0. Bring down 4 → 2 into 4 → 2. Result: 12 each. So Lily would have 12 crayons and Riley would have 12 crayons. Short answers Total crayons Lily has: 24. If she gives Riley 4 crayons: Lily has 20. If she shares equally with Riley (split all crayons): Lily has 12 (Riley 12). <a href="https://basketballlegends.fun">basketball legends</a>09/18/25