Question

Johann baked 24 cookies for a picnic with his friends. Of the 10 friends he invited, 7 were able to attend the picnic. If Johann gave each of his friends the same number of cookies and had 3 cookies left for himself, how many did each friend get?

Answer 1

Each friend got 3 cookies

Answer 2

Answer: 3 cookies

Explanation:

Let each friend get cookies = x

If there are 7 friends in the picnic, then the cookies are eaten by friends = 7x

Since, after distributing the cookies 3 cookies left,

Thus, the total number of cookies = 7x + 3

But, the total number of cookies = 24

⇒ 7x + 3 = 24

⇒ 7x = 21

⇒ x = 3

Hence, one friend gets cookies = 3.