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Heather won 45 lollipops playing nean bag toss at hwr schools game night. Later, she gave three to each of her friends. She only has 3 remaining. How many friends does she have?
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Heather won 45 lollipops playing nean bag toss at hwr schools game night. Later, she gave three to each of her friends. She only has 3 remaining. How many friends does she have?

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Answer is 14


Solution:
Equation- 45/3x=3
Explanation- 45 is the beginning total and 3x is 3 for each friend (x) then 3 because there are 3 left in the end.
Solving the Equation- 45/3x=3
•3x. •3x
Equals 45=3x+3
-3. -3
Equals 42=3x
42/3 equals 14
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14

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