John has 54 pieces of gum, Cole has 45 pieces of gum and Aubrey has no pieces of gum. They decide to share the gum equally between the 3 of them. How many pieces of gum will each one get?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
Total pieces of gum are 54 pieces + 45 pieces + 0 pieces = 99 pieces. When the pieces are shared equally amongst 3 people, each one gets 99 pieces / 3 people = 33 pieces / person.
Thus, the answer is 33.