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Dakota had 36 pieces of candy. She gave 9 pieces of candy to each of her friends. What equation can be used to find how many friends, f, received candy from Dakota?

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9f=36
f= 4 friends
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Divide total candy by pieces per friend:

F = 36 / 9

F = 4

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