SOLUTION: Sally got a jar of 156 jelly beans from the batting game and shared it with 3 of his friends. Then he put his own share equally into 3 bags. How many jelly beans were there in each

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Question 949725: Sally got a jar of 156 jelly beans from the batting game and shared it with 3 of his friends. Then he put his own share equally into 3 bags. How many jelly beans were there in each bag?
I think the equation is: x = 156/3
but I'm not sure
please help me
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Sally got a jar of 156 jelly beans from the batting game and shared it with 3 of his friends. Then he put his own share equally into 3 bags. How many jelly beans were there in each bag?
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Are there 3 shares? or 4?
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If he split is 3 ways first, then it's 156/4 = 39 each.
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If he then put his 39 into 3 bags, 39/3 = 13 each.
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