Answer: 3x+2=50,16 friends
Step-by-step explanation:
there are 50 chocolates total so total = 50
each friend got 3 chocolates, so 3x represents the total number of chocolates the friends got if x = number of friends
2 was left over so the equation is total = 3x + 2
equation 3x + 2 = 50
solve for x to find the number of friends
3x + 2 = 50
3x = 48
x = 16 friends
