Question

Dan bought 35 pieces of candy. He gave 4 pieces to each of his friends. He only has 3 pieces left. Which equation, when solved for

X, gives the number of friends?

Answer 1

8 friends

Explanation:

4 doesn't go evenly to 9 ppl so it would be 8 friends and 3 extra pieces

Answer 2

35 - 4x = 3

Explanation:

Step 1: Simplify both sides of the equation.

35−4x=3

35+−4x=3

−4x+35=3

Step 2: Subtract 35 from both sides.

−4x+35−35=3−35

−4x=−32

Step 3: Divide both sides by -4.

-4x/−4 = −32/ −4

x=8