Question

D_5) Ming won 121 lollipops playing basketball at her school's game night. Later, she gave four to each of her friends. She only has 9 remaining. How many friends does she have?I need help solving it.

Answer 1

The total number of lollipos that she won is 121.

Let x represent the number of friends that she has.

We were told that she gave 4 to each of her friends. It means that the total number that she gave to her friends is 4x. If she has 9 remaining, it means that

4x + 9 = 121

4x = 121 - 9

4x = 112

x = 112/4

x = 28

She has 28 friends