SOLUTION: MO has some sweets he can share them between his x friend in two different ways . 7 sweets each with 2 left over or 6 sweets each with 7 left over A) form and solve an equation

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Question 1176188: MO has some sweets he can share them between his x friend in two different ways .
7 sweets each with 2 left over or 6 sweets each with 7 left over
A) form and solve an equation to workout how many friends MO is sharing his sweets between ?
B) how many sweets does Mo have?
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, MathLover1:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
 7x + 2 = 6x + 7
      x = 5 friends  & 37 sweets   
    
Wish You the Best in your Studies.


Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



->there are friends
so, or ->there are sweets
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