Question

Grandma Gertrude gave 13 pieces of jewelry and Grandma Fien gave y pieces of jewelry to the Carlson sisters to divide evenly among themselves. There are 5 Carlson sisters. How many pieces of jewelry did each sister receive? Write your answer as an expression.​

Answer 1

`\sf j =( (13 + y) )/(5 )`

Explanation:

Let's first define the variables:

• y: The number of pieces of jewelry Grandma Fien gave
• n: The number of Carlson sisters
• j: The number of pieces of jewelry each sister received

We know that:

Grandma Gertrude gave 13 pieces of jewelry and Grandma Fien gave y pieces of jewelry,

For a total of 13 + y pieces of jewelry.

Since there are 5 sisters, each sister received:

`\sf j =( (13 + y) )/(5 )\textsf{ pieces of jewelry.}`

So the expression is:

`\sf j =( (13 + y) )/(5 )`