16)lily bought a bag of gummy bears and ate one-third of them. the next day, she ate 16 more gummy bears. if she ate a total of 37 gummy bears, how many were originally in the bag? ( give me an translating equations using a variable pleashe)

4x and 6y

im not sure though

a.) list the factors of 40.

1/2/4/5/8/10/20/40

b.) list the factors of 40 that represent the number of cans that could be on each shelf.

5

c.) how many different arrangements of cans are possible?

just one because if you put more on one shelf you will go way over 40 and the cabinet will probably break.

d.) what are the possible arrangements of the cans?

put 5 cans on each self to reach 40 cans in total.

e.) which arrangement uses all the shelves?

5 because you can put 5 cans on each shelf, and since there are 8 shelfs you are equally going to get 40 cans.