Question

problem situation: luca buys a bag of 32 favors to hand out at a party. 4 of them are broken. if he wants to give 4 favors to each guest, how many guests can he invite? select the equation that represents this situation. the letter g represents the number of guests. (32 - 4) ÷ 4 = g 32 - 4 = g 4 + 32 = 4g 4 + 4 + 32 = g

Explanation:

Step1: Determine usable favors

Total favors: 32, broken: 4. Usable = \( 32 - 4 \).

Step2: Relate to guests

Each guest gets 4 favors. Let \( g \) = guests. Usable favors = \( 4g \)? No, wait: Usable favors divided by 4 per guest = number of guests. So \( \frac{32 - 4}{4} = g \), which is \( (32 - 4) \div 4 = g \).

Answer:

\( (32 - 4) \div 4 = g \) (the first option)