Wilbie had candy to give to his 3 children. He first took 5 pieces and evenly divided the rest among each child. Each child received 3 pieces. With how many pieces did he start?
Let the starting candy amount be c. We're given:
(c - 5)/3 = 3
Cross multiply:
c - 5 = 3*3
c - 5 = 9
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c = 14
Let the starting candy amount be c. We're given:
(c - 5)/3 = 3
Cross multiply:
c - 5 = 3*3
c - 5 = 9
Type this equation into the search engine, and we get:
c = 14