Question

Carrie and Jamie made cookies for the Bragg bake sale. Carrie baked 77 cookies. Jamie baked twice as many as Carrie. How many cookies did they bake altogether?

Answer 1

Answer: 77 + 2(77) = x

Explanation:

154 + 77 = x

x = 224

They baked 224 cookies together.

Answer 2

Answer: 231

Step-by-step explanation: Jamie baked twice as many cookies as Carrie, 2 x 77 = 154.

The question asks for the number of cookies altogether, so 154 + 77 = 231