Question

Grandma Gertrude gave 13 pieces of jewelry and Grandma Birdie gave y pieces of jewelry to the Carlson sisters to divide evenly among themselves. There are 5 Carlson sisters. Write an expression that represents the number of pieces of jewelry each sister received.

Answer 1

(13 + y ) / 5

Explanation:

The total number of jewellery pieces givens by the grandmas is 13 + y

If there are 5 sisters and the jewellery pieces would be divided evenly , each sister would get : (13 + y ) / 5