SOLUTION: Renee wants to buy lollies to share amongest her friends. She decides that the number of lollies she will give to each of her friends will depend on the how long she has known them
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Question 1039132: Renee wants to buy lollies to share amongest her friends. She decides that the number of lollies she will give to each of her friends will depend on the how long she has known them for. She wants to give 4 times as many lollies to those she has known for longer. She has known 5 of her friends longer than 3 of her other friends. What is the minimum number of lollies Renee needs to buy? Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! well, the minimum number of lollies she can give to anyone is 1.
so, assuming she gives 1 lollie to each of the 3 friends she knows the least amount of time, then the other 5 will get 4 lollies each.
5*4 + 3*1 = 23 lollies total.
