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Each bag of cookies contains x cookies. At the start, Jude has 16 bags of cookies and 5 extra cookies. Elias has 8 bags of cookies and 4 extra cookies. If Elias doubles the number of cookies he has, how many more cookies will he have than Jude?

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

J = 16 bags + 5

E= 8 bags +4

If E doubles his cookies, he has 16 bags and 8 extra cookies.

They both have the same amount of bags. 8-5= 3 extra

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