Kathy baked 227 shortbreads. She ate 3
p of them and divided the remainder equally among her 4 friends.
- Find the number of shortbreads each of her friends received in terms of p?
- If p = 17, how many shortbreads did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of shortbreads left after Kathy ate = 227 - 3
pNumber of shortbreads that each of her friends received =
227 - 3p4 (b)
Number of shortbreads that each of her friends received
= (227 - (3 x 17)) ÷ 4
= (227 - 51) ÷ 4
= 176 ÷ 4
= 44
Answer(s): (a)
227 - 3p4; (b) 44