Question

1. sarah and her 3 friends split a bag of candy evenly. they each ate 13 pieces of candy and there were 2 pieces leftover. how many pieces of candy were originally in the bag?

Explanation:

Determine the total number of people

Sarah and her 3 friends are sharing the candy.

$$ \text{Total people} = 1 + 3 = 4 $$

Calculate the total candy eaten

Each of the 4 people ate 13 pieces of candy.

$$ \text{Total eaten} = 4 \times 13 = 52 $$

Add the leftover candy

There were 2 pieces of candy left over in the bag.

$$ \text{Original total} = 52 + 2 = 54 $$

Answer:

54