Question

Kendal bought x boxes of cookies to bring to a party. Each box contains 12 cookies. She decides to keep two boxes for herself. She brings 60 cookies to the party. Write an equation to model this situation. Then use your equation to find the value of x and interpret your solution. What is the question asking you to do?

Answer 1

x = 7 boxes

Explanation:

Total boxes of cookies = x

Cookies per box = 12

Total cookies = 12x

Boxes kept away = 2

Cookies in 2 boxes = 2 * 12 = 24

Cookies brought to the party = 60

Total cookies = Cookies in 2 boxes + Cookies brought to the party

12x = 24 + 60

12x = 84

Divide both sides by 12

x = 84 / 12

= 7

x = 7 boxes