Question

Julian wants to share 36 cookies equally among 4 friends who are sitting next to him. Then, 2 more friends join them.How many fewer cookies will each friend now get if Julian shares them equally with all the friends?cookies

Answer 1

In the first scenario, Julian wants to share 36 cookies equally among 4 friends:

`(36)/(4)=9`

In this case, each friend has 9 cookies.

However, with 2 more friends, Julian needs to share the cookies equally among 6 friends:

`(36)/(6)=6`

Now, his friends only have 6 cookies. As a result:

`9-6=3`

Their friends will have three fewer cookies.