Johann baked 24 cookies for a picnic with his friends. Of the 10 friends he invited, 7 friends were able to attend the picnic. If Johann gave each of his friends the same number of cookies and had 3 cookies left for himself, how many did each friend get?
A magnifying glass
Use the highlighter to highlight the clues in the problem above. As you do, think about what each clue tells you.
Which clues did you highlight? Check all of the boxes that apply.
“24 cookies” is the total number of cookies.
“7 friends” is the number of groupings.
“Each of his friends the same number of cookies” tells that the groupings are equal.
“3 cookies” is the number that are
left over.
