Fiona baked 279 macarons. She ate 4
p of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of macarons each of her friends received in terms of p?
- If p = 16, how many macarons did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of macarons left after Fiona ate = 279 - 4
pNumber of macarons that each of her friends received =
279 - 4p5 (b)
Number of macarons that each of her friends received
= (279 - (4 x 16)) ÷ 5
= (279 - 64) ÷ 5
= 215 ÷ 5
= 43
Answer(s): (a)
279 - 4p5; (b) 43