Emily bought 9 packs of candy necklaces to give her classmates at school for Valentine’s Day. Each pack had 8 candy necklaces in it. Emily opened one pack at a time. After her classmates took as many as they wanted, there were 40 candy necklaces left. How many packs did Emily open for her classmates?
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Emily bought 9 packs of candy necklaces * 8 candy necklaces in a pack = 72 candy necklaces. Her classmates took 72 candy necklaces – 40 candy necklaces left = 32 candy necklaces. Since each pack contained 8 necklaces, this means 32 / 8 = 4 packs of candy necklaces were opened.
Thus, the answer is 4.
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