Question

amie purchased 78 pieces of candy at the local candy store she kept 24 pieces of candy for herself and gave the rest of the candy to her 3 bestfriends. how many pieces of candy did each friend get?

Answer 1

18 pieces

Explanation:

78 pieces to start with and she kept 24 to herself which means that she has 54 pieces of candy remaining. Assuming she gave an equal amount to each friend, the answer would be 54/3=18. So she gave 18 pieces to each friend.