Question

3: Mary has 26 sweets and is able to share them evenly between her friends.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mary has 12 friends, and a total of 13 people including her. Or, she has 25 friends, and a total of 26 people including her.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we know that 26 is divisible by 1, 2, 13, and 26 because (2x13) and (1x26) both equal 26 but we know that Mary has more than 1 friend and if Mary is also added to the group where the candy is divided, that means that 1 and 2 are both out because Mary has more than 1 friend so 1 cannot be the answer and if Mary has 2 friends, that means that the candy would have to be divided 3 ways which is not possible evenly so the answer is either 12 friends or 25 friends.