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.