Question

Carla and Andrew have 29 chocolate chip cookies. Andrew has 8 more than twice Carla’s cookies. How many cookies does each person have?

Answer 1

Explanation:

29 cookies

Carla has X cookies

Andrew has 8+ 2X cookies

x + 8 + 2x = 29

3x = 29-8

3x= 21

x = 7 / Carla has 7 cookies

8+ 2x = 8+2•7= 8+14=22 / Andrew has 22 cookies