Question

could you help me with this

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

$cindy \: had \: 8x \: candy \: bars \: at \: first.$

1)She gave half (means 8x/2=4x) to Ashley.

• Remained = 8x-4x=4x

2) She then gave half of the remaining (means 4x/2=2x) to Samantha.

• Remained = 4x-2x=2x

3) Next, she gave half of the remaining ( means 2x/2=x ) to Jackie.

• Remained = 2x-x=x

So, she finally left with x candies and we have given that she left with 8 candy bars at last.

Therefore,

x=8

《1》

Each friend got,

Ashley => 4x = 4×8=32 candy bars

Samantha => 2x = 2×8=16 candy bars

Jackie => x = 8 candy bars

《2》

Cindy started with 8x candy bars.

8x = 8×8 = 64

So, she started with 64 candy bars in the bag.

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