Answer:
[tex]\frac{400-x}{3} \ chocolate\ chips[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Savana had 400 chocolate chips.
She saved x chips for a garnish.
Mixed the rest into three pans of brownies.
Question asked:
How many chocolate chips were in each pan of brownies?
Solution:
As she saved [tex]x[/tex] chips for a garnish:-
Remaining chocolate chips = 400 - [tex]x[/tex]
Now, the rest is mixed into three pans of brownies.
Each pan of brownies contain chocolate chips = Remaining chocolate chips [tex]\div[/tex] number of pans
[tex]\frac{400-x}{3} \ chocolate\ chips[/tex]
Thus, each pan of brownies contain [tex]\frac{400-x}{3} \ chocolate\ chips[/tex].
