Jane baked 297 cookies. She ate 4
c of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of cookies each of her friends received in terms of c?
- If c = 13, how many cookies did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of cookies left after Jane ate = 297 - 4
cNumber of cookies that each of her friends received =
297 - 4c5 (b)
Number of cookies that each of her friends received
= (297 - (4 x 13)) ÷ 5
= (297 - 52) ÷ 5
= 245 ÷ 5
= 49
Answer(s): (a)
297 - 4c5; (b) 49