document.write( "Question 839004: When the piñata burst at Amy’s party, she was able to grab 48 pieces of candy, which was
\n" ); document.write( "3/7 of the candy that fell out of the piñata. She was thrilled until she noticed that some of
\n" ); document.write( "her friends did not get any candy. If everyone put their candy back into one pile, and the
\n" ); document.write( "candy was then distributed evenly amongst Amy and her six friends, how many pieces of
\n" ); document.write( "candy did each of Amy’s friends receive?
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When you want to know the percent or fraction of a number you always multiply.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "SO! When Amy grabbed 3/7 of the candy, she had 48 pieces. This means that 3/7 of a certain number is 48. If we say \"x\" is the unknown, then we know this applies:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3/7(x) = 48 Now we solve. Multiply both sides by 7 and we get:
\n" ); document.write( "3x = 336 Divide both sides by 3 and we get:
\n" ); document.write( "x = 112.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "THEREFORE, originally there were 112 pieces of candy in the pinata. Now all those pieces of candy must be distributed between Amy and her six friends. There are 7 people in all, so we divide 112 by 7 and we get:\r
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