Kristin won 44 lollipops playing basketball at her school's game night. Later, she gave two to each of her friends. She only has

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Andrej [43]

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Kristin won 44 lollipops playing basketball at her school's game night. Later, she gave two to each of her friends. She only has

2 remaining. How many friends does she have?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Colt1911 [192] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-30T04:31:35+03:00

Colt1911 [192]3 years ago

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21 friends.

44 - 2x = 2, where x is the number of friends Kristin has.

Subtract 2 on each side.

42 - 2x = 0

Add 2x on each side.

42 = 2x

Divide by 2 on each side.

42 / 2 = x

21 = x

Kristin has 21 friends.

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