Kareena had a large bag of candy that contain 169 pieces . She wanted to divide the candy into equal amount with her friends , Susan and Megan . What fraction to candy would she left after dividing the candy

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$L e t x b e t h e s h a r e o f c a n d i e s e a c h p e r s o n g o t . T h e n, A T Q x + x + x = 169 \Rightarrow 3 x = 169 \Rightarrow x = \frac{169}{3} S o, K a r e e n a' s s h a r e o f c a n d i e s i s \frac{169}{3} .$
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Kareena had a large bag of candy that contain 169 pieces . She wanted to divide the candy into equal amount with her friends , Susan and Megan . What fraction to candy would she left after dividing the candy

Dear student Let x be the share of candies each person got.Then, ATQx+x+x=169⇒3x=169⇒x=1693So, Kareena's share of candies is 1693. Regards

Dear student
$L e t x b e t h e s h a r e o f c a n d i e s e a c h p e r s o n g o t . T h e n, A T Q x + x + x = 169 \Rightarrow 3 x = 169 \Rightarrow x = \frac{169}{3} S o, K a r e e n a' s s h a r e o f c a n d i e s i s \frac{169}{3} .$
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