Nathan brings cupcakes to school and gives them to his five best friends, who share them equally. If c represents the number of

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Nathan brings cupcakes to school and gives them to his five best friends, who share them equally. If c represents the number of

cupcakes Nathan brings to school, write an expression to show how many cupcakes each of his friends receive.

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tatiyna · Answer 1 · 2022-09-23T09:46:55+03:00

Answer: $\dfrac{c}{5}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Nathan brings cupcakes to school and gives them to his five best friends, who share them equally.

i.e. Number of friends = 5

If c represents the number of cupcakes Nathan brings to school, then the number of cupcakes each of his friends receive is given by using division operation :_

$c\div 5=\dfrac{c}{5}$

Hence, the expression to show how many cupcakes each of his friends receive. : $\dfrac{c}{5}$