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) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
 7x + 2 = 6x + 7
      x = 5 friends  & 37 sweets   35%2B2
    
Wish You the Best in your Studies.


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

7x%2B2=6x%2B7
7x-6x=7-2
x=5->there are 5 friends
so, 7x%2B2=7%2A5%2B2=37 or 6x%2B7=6%2A5%2B7=37->there are 37 sweets