Tammy baked 227 shortbreads. She ate 2
s of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of shortbreads each of her friends received in terms of s?
- If s = 16, how many shortbreads did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of shortbreads left after Tammy ate = 227 - 2
sNumber of shortbreads that each of her friends received =
227 - 2s5 (b)
Number of shortbreads that each of her friends received
= (227 - (2 x 16)) ÷ 5
= (227 - 32) ÷ 5
= 195 ÷ 5
= 39
Answer(s): (a)
227 - 2s5; (b) 39