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Jack's mother gave him 50 chocolates to give to his friends at his birthday party. He gave 3 chocolates to each of his friends and still had 2 chocolates left.

Write an equation to determine the number of friend (x) at Jack's party.

Find the number of friends at Jack's party.

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3X+2=50
3X=50-2
3X=48
3X/3=48/3
X=16
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