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Roberta has $50 in her purse. The money she has left over after buying two boxes of cookies is given by the equation 50 − x = 38, where x represents the cost of two boxes of cookies.

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Answer:

The cookies cost $6 each, and $12 altogether.

Explanation:

50-38=12, or x

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