Asked by Elijah

Jesse's mother gave him 55 pieces of candy to give to his friends at his birthday party. He gave 4 pieces to each of his friends and still had 3 pieces left. The equation 4x + 3 = 55 can be used to find the number of friends (x) at the party.

How many friends were at Jesse's party?
Responses
A 1313
B 1414
C 1515
D 16

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
4x + 3 = 55
4x = 52
x = 52 ÷ 4 = 13

Answer: A (13)