To find out how many gum balls each friend will get, we first need to calculate the total number of gum balls that Pete has.
Pete has 4 packs of gum balls, and each pack contains 5 gum balls:
Total gum balls = Number of packs × Number of gum balls per pack Total gum balls = 4 packs × 5 gum balls/pack = 20 gum balls
Next, Pete gives these gum balls evenly to 6 friends. To find out how many gum balls each friend gets, we divide the total number of gum balls by the number of friends:
Gum balls per friend = Total gum balls ÷ Number of friends Gum balls per friend = 20 gum balls ÷ 6 friends ≈ 3.33 gum balls
Since Pete can't give a fraction of a gum ball, if we consider only whole gum balls, he can give each friend 3 gum balls, and there will be some gum balls left over.
Therefore, the answer is:
Each friend will get 3 gum balls.