Question

darryl is giving away 68 baseball cards. he gave 20 baseball cards to his sister, and then divided the remaining cards equally among 6 friends so that each friend got c cards. in the tape diagram, c represents the number of baseball cards darryl gave to each of his 6 friends. what is the value of c? the tape diagram shows a total length labeled 68, with a segment labeled 20 (for sister) and six segments labeled c (for each friend).

Explanation:

Step1: Find remaining cards

$68 - 20 = 48$

Step2: Divide by 6 friends

$c = \frac{48}{6}$

Answer:

$8$