Question

pinky had 59 toffees. She ate some of them and gave the rest equally to her 4 friends. If each of her friends got 10 toffees, how many toffees did pinky eat ?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number number of tofees she eat be y

forming. an equation

(59-y)÷4=10

59/4-y/4=10

-y/4 = 10-59/4

-y/4 = -19/4

y/4 = 19/4

y = 19/4×4

y = 19

she ate 19 tofees