Nicole baked 322 puffs. She ate 5
k of them and divided the remainder equally among her 4 friends.
- Find the number of puffs each of her friends received in terms of k?
- If k = 18, how many puffs did each of her friends receive?
(a)
Number of puffs left after Nicole ate = 322 - 5
kNumber of puffs that each of her friends received =
322 - 5k4 (b)
Number of puffs that each of her friends received
= (322 - (5 x 18)) ÷ 4
= (322 - 90) ÷ 4
= 232 ÷ 4
= 58
Answer(s): (a)
322 - 5k4; (b) 58