Abi baked 238 puffs. She ate 6
k of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of puffs each of her friends received in terms of k?
- If k = 13, how many puffs did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of puffs left after Abi ate = 238 - 6
kNumber of puffs that each of her friends received =
238 - 6k5 (b)
Number of puffs that each of her friends received
= (238 - (6 x 13)) ÷ 5
= (238 - 78) ÷ 5
= 160 ÷ 5
= 32
Answer(s): (a)
238 - 6k5; (b) 32