Question

Grandma Gertrude gave 131313 pieces of jewelry and Grandma Fien gave yyy pieces of jewelry to the Carlson sisters to divide evenly among themselves. There are 555 Carlson sisters.

How many pieces of jewelry did each sister receive?
Write your answer as an expression.

Answer 1

Grandma Gertrude gave 13 pieces of jewelry and Grandma Fien gave y pieces of jewellery

total jewellery given =y+13

there are five sisters

so each sister will receive (y+13)/5 pieces of jewellery

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