Grandma Gretrude gave 13 pieces of jewlry and Grandma Fein gave y pieces of jewelry to the Carlson sisters to divide evenly among themselves. There are 5 Carlson sisters. How many pieces of jewelry did each teacher receive ? Write your answer as an expression

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Grandma Gretrude gave 13 pieces of jewelry and Grandma Fein gave y pieces of jewelry to the Carlson sisters to divide evenly among themselves. This means that the total number of jeweleries that they gave is 13 + y

There are 5 Carlson sisters. They would receive an equal number each. Therefore, the expression for the number of pieces of jewelry that each teacher receives is

(13 + y)/5

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