Question

How many did courtney bring ?Who should give ___ ___ snacks

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation

We are told that the amount of snack brought by Chelsea is 2x and that borught by Courtney is x. Then we are told that Chelsea brought 16 snacks which allow us to construct an equation for x:

`2x=16`

We can divide both sides by 2:

`\begin{gathered} (2x)/(2)=(16)/(2) \\ x=8 \end{gathered}`

Since x is also the number of snacks brought by Courtney we can conclude that we brought 8 snacks.

Then we must find a way to distribute the snacks evenly between them. The amount of snacks that each girl will have to carry is given by the total amount of snacks brought divided by 2. Then we get:

`(16+8)/(2)=(24)/(2)=12`

So since Chelsea has 16 snacks and Courtney has 8, Chelsea has to give 4 snacks to Courtney so they both carry 12 snacks each.

Answers

The answers in order are:

8

Chelsea

Courtney

4