Esther baked 171 cookies. She ate 2
h of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of cookies each of her friends received in terms of h?
- If h = 18, how many cookies did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of cookies left after Esther ate = 171 - 2
hNumber of cookies that each of her friends received =
171 - 2h5 (b)
Number of cookies that each of her friends received
= (171 - (2 x 18)) ÷ 5
= (171 - 36) ÷ 5
= 135 ÷ 5
= 27
Answer(s): (a)
171 - 2h5; (b) 27