Question

At a party there are 40 cookies. There are 5 chocolate cookies for every 3 oatmeal cookies,how many oatmeal cookies are there

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The answer is: 15

Because if for every 5 c cookies there is 3 oatmeal cookies, we can add 5+3=8. 40 divided by 8= 5. 5 times 3 equals 15. That’s why the answer is 15