Cathy baked 233 tarts. She ate 5
n of them and divided the remainder equally among her 4 friends.
- Find the number of tarts each of her friends received in terms of n?
- If n = 17, how many tarts did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of tarts left after Cathy ate = 233 - 5
nNumber of tarts that each of her friends received =
233 - 5n4 (b)
Number of tarts that each of her friends received
= (233 - (5 x 17)) ÷ 4
= (233 - 85) ÷ 4
= 148 ÷ 4
= 37
Answer(s): (a)
233 - 5n4; (b) 37