Xandra baked 220 cookies. She ate 2
f of them and divided the remainder equally among her 6 friends.
- Find the number of cookies each of her friends received in terms of f?
- If f = 14, how many cookies did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of cookies left after Xandra ate = 220 - 2
fNumber of cookies that each of her friends received =
220 - 2f6 (b)
Number of cookies that each of her friends received
= (220 - (2 x 14)) ÷ 6
= (220 - 28) ÷ 6
= 192 ÷ 6
= 32
Answer(s): (a)
220 - 2f6; (b) 32