Question

Terrance picked 54 apples. He kept a apples for himself and gave each of 6 friends an equal number of apples. How many apples did each friend receive?
It would help if you proofread your questions before you posted them.

How many is "a apples"?

54 - a = 6x

Insert "a" value and solve for x.
As asked, the question can have many answers. any multiple of 6 which is less than 54 would still be a correct value for the total number of apples given to the 6 friends.
the title of the question is "algebraic expressions"

(54 - a) / 6

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