Question

Sarah and her 4 friends share some cookies. If each person gets 3 cookies, how many cookies were shared?

Write a mathematical equation that represents this situation.

c/5 = 3
c/4 = 3
4c = 3

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Answer 2

c/5 = 3

Explanation:

Sarah + 4 friends = 5

if each person gets 3 cookies,

ie. 1 = 3

5 = c

cross multiplying,

3 × 5 = c

so, c\5 = 3