Robert baked 36 brownies. He gave the same number of brownies to each of his 6 children and saved 12 brownies for himself. Which equation can be used to find how many brownies each child received?

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Robert baked 36 brownies. He gave the same number of brownies to each of his 6 children and saved 12 brownies for himself. Which equation can be used to find how many brownies each child received?

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(36-12) / 6
12 saved for himself, leaving 24 for his children. 6 x 4 = 24

Ivan Drinchev answered Jul 27, 2018

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each of the children get 4 brownies or 6x + 12

Evgeny Klimenchenko answered Jul 31, 2018

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