Question

All 20 children at a party were given one cookie, and then some were given an additional cookie. If a total of

32 cookies were given out, how many children received an additional cookie?
8
O 10
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O 12
o 14

Answer 1

If there were 20 children at a party, and each were given one cookie, then a total of 20 cookies were given out.

However, this is not the case, as 32 cookies were given out. So, we can see that 32 - 20 children, or 12 children, received one additional cookie.

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