Answer to Question #158896 in Algebra for Vanessa

Question

Jamie has 105 pieces of candy leftover from Halloween. She would like to distribute them evenly to the 7 kids on her block. Write an equation to show how many pieces of candy each kid will receive.

 x = 

 x = 

 7 + x = 105

 x = 105 − 7

Answer 1

$let\,T\, be \, the\, total\, candy\, \\ let\, N\, be\, the\, number\, of\, kids \\ let\, n\, be\, the\, number\, of\,candies\,each\,kid\, receives \\ \Rightarrow T= 105, N=5 \\ n= \frac{T}{N} \\ n=\frac{105}{5} \\ \therefore n = 21$