Question

Grandma baked 96 cookies and gave them to her grandchildren. One of the grandchildren, Cindy, received

c fewer cookies than she would have received had all of the cookies been evenly divided among the 8
grandchildren.
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How many cookies did Cindy receive?
Write your answer as an expression.

Answer 1

Explanation:

98 = 8 = 12

cindy cookies = 12-c

Answer 2

12-c

Explanation:

This is quite simple

We know grandma has made 96 cookies and IF all children 8 receive equal cookies

They would have 12 cookies each

Cindy got c less cookies

so we can say

12-c is what Cindy got

I guess grandma got hungry