Tina baked 255 macarons. She ate 3
h of them and divided the remainder equally among her 4 friends.
- Find the number of macarons each of her friends received in terms of h?
- If h = 13, how many macarons did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of macarons left after Tina ate = 255 - 3
hNumber of macarons that each of her friends received =
255 - 3h4 (b)
Number of macarons that each of her friends received
= (255 - (3 x 13)) ÷ 4
= (255 - 39) ÷ 4
= 216 ÷ 4
= 54
Answer(s): (a)
255 - 3h4; (b) 54