Natalie baked 213 biscuits. She ate 3
y of them and divided the remainder equally among her 6 friends.
- Find the number of biscuits each of her friends received in terms of y?
- If y = 19, how many biscuits did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of biscuits left after Natalie ate = 213 - 3
yNumber of biscuits that each of her friends received =
213 - 3y6 (b)
Number of biscuits that each of her friends received
= (213 - (3 x 19)) ÷ 6
= (213 - 57) ÷ 6
= 156 ÷ 6
= 26
Answer(s): (a)
213 - 3y6; (b) 26