Question

Ms. Novas bought 3 pounds of jelly beans. She kept 8 ounces for her family and gave the rest to her friends. She gave each friend, n, the same amount. Which expression can be used to find how many ounces of jellybeans Ms. Novas gave each of her friends?

Answer 1

chicken is good

Explanation:

Answer 2

A = 40/n

Therefore, she gave each friend 40/n ounces of jelly beans.

Explanation:

Given;

Total amount of jelly beans To = 3 pounds = 3×16 ounces = 48 ounces

Total amount kept for family Ta = 8 ounces

Total amount given to friends = Ti

Number of friends = n

Amount given to each friend = A

Ti = To - Ta

A = Ti/n = (To-Ta)/n

A = (48 - 8)/n

A = 40/n

Therefore she gave each friend 40/n ounces of jelly beans.