Vanessa baked 239 cookies. She ate 5
t of them and divided the remainder equally among her 4 friends.
- Find the number of cookies each of her friends received in terms of t?
- If t = 19, how many cookies did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of cookies left after Vanessa ate = 239 - 5
tNumber of cookies that each of her friends received =
239 - 5t4 (b)
Number of cookies that each of her friends received
= (239 - (5 x 19)) ÷ 4
= (239 - 95) ÷ 4
= 144 ÷ 4
= 36
Answer(s): (a)
239 - 5t4; (b) 36