Question

You had 57 cherries. You gave 7 to each of your friends. You still have 1 left over. How many friends do you have?

Answer 1

let the number of friends be x then,

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• 7x = 57-1
• 7x = 56
• x = 56/7
• x = 8

thus, I have 8 friends with whom I shared my cherries .

Answer 2

You have 8 friends

Because you still have 1 left over, you gave 56 cherries. 56:7=8 ✅