Nora baked 225 shortbreads. She ate 3
i of them and divided the remainder equally among her 6 friends.
- Find the number of shortbreads each of her friends received in terms of i?
- If i = 19, how many shortbreads did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of shortbreads left after Nora ate = 225 - 3
iNumber of shortbreads that each of her friends received =
225 - 3i6 (b)
Number of shortbreads that each of her friends received
= (225 - (3 x 19)) ÷ 6
= (225 - 57) ÷ 6
= 168 ÷ 6
= 28
Answer(s): (a)
225 - 3i6; (b) 28