Question

Nathan brings cupcakes to school and gives them to his five best friends, who share them equally. If c represents the number of cupcakes Nathan brings to school, write an expression to show how many cupcakes each of his friends receive.

Answer 1

Answer:
`(c)/(5)`

Explanation:

Given : Nathan brings cupcakes to school and gives them to his five best friends, who share them equally.

i.e. Number of friends = 5

If c represents the number of cupcakes Nathan brings to school, then the number of cupcakes each of his friends receive is given by using division operation :_

`c/ 5=(c)/(5)`

Hence, the expression to show how many cupcakes each of his friends receive. :
`(c)/(5)`