Victorium baked 162 cookies. She ate 2
z of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of cookies each of her friends received in terms of z?
- If z = 16, how many cookies did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of cookies left after Victorium ate = 162 - 2
zNumber of cookies that each of her friends received =
162 - 2z5 (b)
Number of cookies that each of her friends received
= (162 - (2 x 16)) ÷ 5
= (162 - 32) ÷ 5
= 130 ÷ 5
= 26
Answer(s): (a)
162 - 2z5; (b) 26