Samaria has 6 more than three times as many pieces of candy as Sydney. Samaria has 36 pieces of candy. How many does Sydney have?

Question

Responses
A 10
B 14
C 90
D 126

Answer 1

Let x be the number of pieces of candy Sydney has.
We know that 3x + 6 = 36.
Subtracting 6 from both sides, we get 3x = 30.
Dividing both sides by 3, we get x = <<10=10>>10.
Therefore, Sydney has 10 pieces of candy. Answer: \boxed{A}.