Yoko baked 172 puffs. She ate 6
s of them and divided the remainder equally among her 5 friends.
- Find the number of puffs each of her friends received in terms of s?
- If s = 12, how many puffs did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of puffs left after Yoko ate = 172 - 6
sNumber of puffs that each of her friends received =
172 - 6s5 (b)
Number of puffs that each of her friends received
= (172 - (6 x 12)) ÷ 5
= (172 - 72) ÷ 5
= 100 ÷ 5
= 20
Answer(s): (a)
172 - 6s5; (b) 20