Question

Nyasia had 16 M&M’s on her desk. She had 2 groups of M&M’s

with x amount in each, and another group with 4 M&M’s. How

many M&M’s were in the identical groups?

Answer 1

7

Explanation:

total mnm 16

group 1= 4 mnm

group 2= x mnm

group 3= x mnm

group 1+ group 2+ group 3= 16

4+ x+x=16

2x= 16-4

x= 14/2

x=7