Gillian baked 226 biscuits. She ate 6
e of them and divided the remainder equally among her 4 friends.
- Find the number of biscuits each of her friends received in terms of e?
- If e = 17, how many biscuits did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of biscuits left after Gillian ate = 226 - 6
eNumber of biscuits that each of her friends received =
226 - 6e4 (b)
Number of biscuits that each of her friends received
= (226 - (6 x 17)) ÷ 4
= (226 - 102) ÷ 4
= 124 ÷ 4
= 31
Answer(s): (a)
226 - 6e4; (b) 31