Question

Betty collected 400 food packages for charity. She gave g packages to an orphanage, and distributed the rest equally among 4 charities. How many packages did each charity get?

Answer 1

So this is an equation.
The starting value is the given value 400.
She gave g packs to the orphanage, so she now has 400-g packages. 
Then she divides that by 4 and gives to 4 different charities.
The answer is (400-g)÷4
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