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Connor has 27 cookies. Some are chocolate cookies, and the rest are vanilla cookies. He has 2 times as many chocolate cookies as vanilla cookies. How many vanilla cookies does Connor have?

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Answer:

Let's assume that Connor has x vanilla cookies.

According to the problem, he has 2 times as many chocolate cookies as vanilla cookies, which means he has 2x chocolate cookies.

The total number of cookies is given as 27, so we can set up an equation:

x + 2x = 27

Simplifying, we get:

3x = 27

Dividing both sides by 3, we get:

x = 9

Therefore, Connor has 9 vanilla cookies and 2(9) = 18 chocolate cookies.

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