Hazel baked 173 wafers. She ate 4
i of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of wafers each of her friends received in terms of i?
- If i = 17, how many wafers did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of wafers left after Hazel ate = 173 - 4
iNumber of wafers that each of her friends received =
173 - 4i5 (b)
Number of wafers that each of her friends received
= (173 - (4 x 17)) ÷ 5
= (173 - 68) ÷ 5
= 105 ÷ 5
= 21
Answer(s): (a)
173 - 4i5; (b) 21