Question

Sumalee won 40 super bouncy balls playing horseshoes at her school's game night later she gave two to each of her friends she only has 8 remaining.how many friends dose she have?

Answer 1

Hey there!!

The total number : 40

Amount given to each friend : 2

Let's take the number of friends as ' x '

Remaining : 8

Equation :

40 - 2x = 8

- 2x = -32

x = 16

Hence, the number of friends = 16

Hope my answer helps!