Jenn equally shares 40 jellybeans with some friends. is the number that each friends gets greater than 40 or less than 40? explain

I would say that it would be less than. The question says Jenn shared a total of 40 jellybeans equally and to share with others, Jenn would have to divide the jellybeans among her friends. Since she is dividing the jellybeans, the amount each friend gets would be less than the total. Therefore it would be less than 40.