Jack's mother gave him 50 chocolates to give to his friends at his birthday party. He gave 3 chocolates to each of his friends and still had 2 chocolate

Question

 Jack's mother gave him 50 chocolates to give to his friends at his birthday party. He gave 3 chocolates to each of his friends and still had 2 chocolates left.

Answer 1

3f + 2 = 50

3f = 48

f = 16

 

He had 16 friends, each of whom received 3 chocolates

3(16) + 2 = 50