Tiffiany M.
asked • 02/28/19A group of friends decide to split a pack of 96 cookies evenly. Before they start eating, two of the friends leave. As a result, each person gets four more cookies. How many friends were there originally?
Mark M. answered • 02/28/19
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
The number of cookies each gets at the start is 96 / x
After two leave the number each gets is 96 / (x - 2)
The second number is 4 more than the first. So
96 / (x - 2) = (96 / x) + 4
Can you solve for x and answer?
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Tiffiany M.
I tried to solve for x and I didn't get a whole number. The steps you describe that is how I started the problem but somewhere after that something went wrong.02/28/19