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Nick bought t pieces of candy and divided them equally between his y friends and himself. Each of them receives 7 pieces of candy. What's the equation representing the total number of pieces of candy?

a) t=7y
b) t=7(y+1)
c) t=8y
d)t=6y

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Final answer:

The correct equation that represents the total number of pieces of candy Nick bought is t = 7(y+1), as it accounts for all y friends plus Nick. The correct answer is option b).

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves determining the equation that represents the total number of pieces of candy Nick bought if he and his friends each receive 7 pieces. Since Nick divides t pieces of candy equally between his y friends and himself, we need to account for all y friends plus Nick.

Therefore, the total number of people is y friends plus 1 (Nick), which means the correct equation must include y+1 as the number of people. Every person gets 7 pieces of candy, so we need to multiply the number of people (y+1) by 7 to get the total number of pieces.

Thus, the correct equation is t = 7(y+1). This represents the total pieces of candy, t, bought by Nick and divided equally among himself and his y friends.

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