Question

Jack's mother gave him 50 chocolates to give to his friends at his birthday party. He gave 3 chocolates to each of his friends and still had 2 chocolates left.

Write an equation to determine the number of friends (x) at Jack's party.

Answer 1

Answer:
x = 48/3

when Jack got 50 chocolates and has left 2, then Jack gave away 50-2=48 chocolates. When each friend got 3 chocolates, the number of friends x is equal to 48 divided by 3.

Answer 2

x=16 (friends)

Step-by-step explanatn

50/3 = 16.6666

take away the .66666

so 16x3=48

meaning u would have 2 left over