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Kyrin picked 40 apples from the trees behind his house. Later, he gave two to each of his friends. He only has 8 remaining. How many friends does he have?

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Answer:

kyrin had 16 friends

Explanation:

40 - 2 (x) = 8 make x as friends

- 2x = 8 - 40

- 2x/ - 2 = - 32/ -2

x = 16

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16 friends. solve using the equation 40 - 2x = 8.