Matthew gave equal numbers of crackers and cakes to his 4 friends. If he had 10 crackers and 8 cakes initially how many cakes did each person eat?
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First, we need to figure out how many crackers and how many cakes Matthew gave to each person. If he gave each person an equal number of crackers and cakes, then he would have given each person 2 crackers and 2 cakes. 

However, we know that Matthew gave each person 4 crackers, which means that he would have given a total of 16 crackers to all 4 people. 

We also know that Matthew gave 10 crackers and 8 cakes initially. This means that if he gave out 16 crackers, he would only have 6 cakes left. 

This is not possible because each person would need 2 cakes, and 6 cakes divided by 4 people is not 2. 

Therefore, we can conclude that Matthew did not give each person an equal number of crackers and cakes.