Write a word problem about equal groups and act it out to solve

Alex has 15 gumballs that he wants to share with 5 friends. If each friend gets an equal amount, how many gumballs does each friend get?

To solve this problem you have to divide the total amount of gumballs by the total amount of friends, that is, each friend get 15/5 = 3 gumballs

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answer:

x - 3

discussion:

x^2 - 9 = (x-3) (x+3)   so

(x^2-9)/ (x + 3) = x-3

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c. (3,2,6) is the answer.