sonya won 40 frisbees playing horseshoes at her school's game night. Later she gave two to each of her friends. She only has 8 remaining. How many friends did she give frisbees to?

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Total frisbees won by sonya = 40

Remaining frisbees = 8

frisbees given to friends = 40 - 8 = 32

let sonya has x friends

So, according to question 2x = 32

dividing both sides by 2, we get

2x/2 = 32/2

x = 16

 

Hence, sonya has 16 friends.

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