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 a

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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 a

nd still had 2 chocolates left. Write an equation to determine the number of friends (x)(x)left parenthesis, x, right parenthesis at Jack's party. Find the number of friends at Jack's party. friends

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blondinia [14] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-24T02:03:35+03:00

blondinia [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

3x+2=50 and the number of friends is 16

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iragen [17] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-23T23:47:26+03:00

iragen [17]3 years ago

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Number of friends - x

50-3x=2
-3x=-48
3x=48
x=16

Jack has 16 friends.