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. write an equation to determine the number of friends x at jack's party.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Equation: 3x = 48

Number of friends: 16

Answer 2

50-2=48
3x=48
x=48÷3
x=16