Penelope baked 349 cookies. She ate 6
r of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of cookies each of her friends received in terms of r?
- If r = 19, how many cookies did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of cookies left after Penelope ate = 349 - 6
rNumber of cookies that each of her friends received =
349 - 6r5 (b)
Number of cookies that each of her friends received
= (349 - (6 x 19)) ÷ 5
= (349 - 114) ÷ 5
= 235 ÷ 5
= 47
Answer(s): (a)
349 - 6r5; (b) 47