Question

3. Kirk bought a bag of candy and took 10

pieces. He split the rest evenly among 12
friends. Each friend received 5 pieces. Letc
represent the number of pieces in a bag.
Equation:
Solve it to find how many pieces of candy were in the bag.
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Answer 1

70, Multiply 5 pieces by 12 friends and you get 60, then add the 10 pieces he originally took out, and you get 70