Beverly evenly shared a box of 24 cookies with three friends. Then, Beverly ate 5 of her cookies. Which equation shows how to find n, the number of cookies Beverly has left?
Responses
A 24 − 4 − 5 = n24 − 4 − 5 = n
B 24 ÷ 4 − 5 = n24 ÷ 4 − 5 = n
C 24 ÷ 4 ÷ 5 = n24 ÷ 4 ÷ 5 = n
D 24 − 4 ÷ 5 = n
The correct equation would be:
A) 24 - 4 - 5 = n
The correct equation that shows how to find n, the number of cookies Beverly has left, is:
A) 24 - 4 - 5 = n
To find the number of cookies Beverly has left, we need to first calculate how many cookies she has after sharing them with her friends, and then subtract the cookies she ate.
First, we know that Beverly evenly shared 24 cookies with three friends. To find the number of cookies each friend received, we can divide the total number of cookies (24) by the number of friends (3):
24 ÷ 3 = 8
Each friend received 8 cookies.
Now, Beverly ate 5 of her cookies. To find the number of cookies she has left, we can subtract the cookies she ate from the total:
8 - 5 = 3
So, Beverly has 3 cookies left.
Looking at the answer choices:
A) 24 - 4 - 5 = n
B) 24 ÷ 4 - 5 = n
C) 24 ÷ 4 ÷ 5 = n
D) 24 - 4 ÷ 5 = n
The correct equation to find the number of cookies Beverly has left is A) 24 - 4 - 5 = n, where n represents the number of cookies Beverly has left.