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b) Sita had 50 sweets. She ate 10 sweets and gave 8 sweets to her brother. If she divided the rest of them among her 8 friends equally, how many sweets would each friend get​

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She had 50 but ate 10. So 50-10= 40 then she gave 8 of them to her brother. 40-8= 32
She has 32 sweets left but wants to divide it with her 8 friends so 32 divided by 8 equals 4.
Each of her 8 friends will receive 4 sweets each
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Answer:

4 sweets per friend

Explanation:

so first you want to minus 10 sweets since she ate 10 leaving her with 40 sweets. then she gives 8 sweets to her brother leaving her with 32 sweets left. If you divide the remaining sweets ( 32 ) by 8 you get 4 sweets per friend