Question

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 and still had 2 chocolates left.
Write an equation to determine the number of friends (x) at Jack's party.
Find the number of friends at Jack's party.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Equation: 3x + 2 = 50

# of friends: 16

Step-by-step explanation:

3 chocolates each or 3x because what "each" means is not known yet-

3x

Note: Always use x for an unknown value

2 remaining chocolates-

3x + 2

50 total chocolates-

3x + 2 = 50

Remove two to keep the x alone-

3x = 48

Remove the 3 or the "Coefficient" by dividing-

48/3 = 16

x = 16

Equation: 3x + 2 = 50

# of friends: 16