SOLUTION: Ian had some candy to give 5 of his friends. He first took eight pieces for himself and then evenly divided the rest among his friends. Each friend received four pieces. How many p

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Question 1060754: Ian had some candy to give 5 of his friends. He first took eight pieces for himself and then evenly divided the rest among his friends. Each friend received four pieces. How many pieces of candy did Ian start with?
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c pieces of candy

First took 8 for himself.
c-8

Next, shared c-8 by dividing equal quantity among 5 friends.
%28c-8%29%2F5

Each friend had 4 pieces.
%28c-8%29%2F5=4
Solve for c.