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Johann baked 24 cookies for a picnic with his friends. Of the 10 friends he invited, 7 friends were able to attend the picnic. If Johann gave each of his friends the same number of cookies and had 3 cookies left for himself, how many did each friend get? Write and solve an equation to answer the question. Each friend got [__] cookies.

A. 2 cookies
B. 3 cookies
C. 4 cookies
D. 5 cookies

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Final answer:

Each friend got 3 cookies.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many cookies each friend got, we can set up an equation.

Let x represent the number of cookies each friend got.

The total number of cookies Johann baked is 24.

Out of the 10 friends he invited, 7 friends were able to attend the picnic.

Therefore, the equation is 7x + 3 = 24.

To solve for x, we can subtract 3 from both sides of the equation:

7x + 3 - 3 = 24 - 3

7x = 21

Next, divide both sides of the equation by 7:

x = 3

Therefore, each friend got 3 cookies.

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