Julie baked 298 cookies. She ate 3
n of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of cookies each of her friends received in terms of n?
- If n = 11, how many cookies did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of cookies left after Julie ate = 298 - 3
nNumber of cookies that each of her friends received =
298 - 3n5 (b)
Number of cookies that each of her friends received
= (298 - (3 x 11)) ÷ 5
= (298 - 33) ÷ 5
= 265 ÷ 5
= 53
Answer(s): (a)
298 - 3n5; (b) 53