Question

Simon and his friends have 27 pieces of candy. They split them up evenly and each person gets 9 pieces. How many people are there? Select the correct equation and solve for p.

Question 6 options:

27 = 9p; p = 3


9 = 27 - p; p = 18


p/27 = 9; p = 3


9 + p = 27; p = 18

Answer 1

p is 3

Explanation:

got it right on edge

Answer 2

p is 3 because when dividing the 27 pieces you have to find out how many each person has and 27 divided by 9 is 3