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Alfred has nine times as many cookies as Jerry. Together, they have forty cookies. How many cookies do each person have?

Alfred has cookies and Jerry has cookies.

(Note: Please answer in numeric form.)

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Answer:

36 cookies- number alfred has

Explanation:

x+9x=40

10x=40

x=4 = number of cookes jerry has

9 * 4= 36 cookies- number alfred has

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