Kari picked 23 bunches of flowers from her garden. Each bunch had the same number of flowers. After she gave 46 flowers away, she had 138 left. How many flowers were in each bunch?

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Answer 1

Let's denote the number of flowers in each bunch as \( x \). Since Kari picked 23 bunches of flowers, the total number of flowers she initially had is:

\[ 23x \]

After giving away 46 flowers, she had 138 left. This can be expressed with the equation:

\[ 23x - 46 = 138 \]

To solve for \( x \), we first add 46 to both sides of the equation:

\[ 23x = 138 + 46 \]

\[ 23x = 184 \]

Next, we divide both sides by 23:

\[ x = \frac{184}{23} \]

Calculating the right side gives:

\[ x = 8 \]

Thus, the number of flowers in each bunch is \( \boxed{8} \).