Question

Jade buys 38 mint boxes. He shares them equally with friends, and they all get 19 boxes. How many friends is Jade sharing with including him self?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Lets look at the information we have:-

38 mint boxes together
19 per person including Jade.

To answer this lets divide 38 by 19 and d answer will be d amount of friends he has including himself. 

38 ÷ 19 = 2 
2 friends including Jade.

CHECK OUR WORK:-

19 + 19 = 38
We were RIGHT!!!

So, Jade shared his mints with 1 of his friends, and including himself they were 2 people who got 19 mint boxes each.

Hope I helped ya!! 

Answer 2

38/19 = 2

19*2 = 38

Therefore, there are 2 people. 

Final answer: 2 people