Question

A girl has X pieces of cake.

She gives Z pieces of each to her 5friends.
How many pieces of cake does she have left?


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Answer 1

X - 5z

Explanation:

X- (5z)

x = # of pieces

z = # of pieces given to each friend

Answer 2

X - (Z x 5)

If she has X pieces of cake she would subtract the amount of pieces given to find how much is left. Each person would get Z amount of pieces and there was 5 people so you would do Z x 5 to get amount of pieces given. If you know how many pieces were given you just have to subtract it off the amount to get the answer.

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