Jade baked 241 cookies. She ate 4
m of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of cookies each of her friends received in terms of m?
- If m = 14, how many cookies did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of cookies left after Jade ate = 241 - 4
mNumber of cookies that each of her friends received =
241 - 4m5 (b)
Number of cookies that each of her friends received
= (241 - (4 x 14)) ÷ 5
= (241 - 56) ÷ 5
= 185 ÷ 5
= 37
Answer(s): (a)
241 - 4m5; (b) 37