SOLUTION: Elliott went to the store for a bag of cookies. When he left the store he gave his mom half the cookies and half a cookie. He then came upon his aunt and gave her half the remainin

Question 648743: Elliott went to the store for a bag of cookies. When he left the store he gave his mom half the cookies and half a cookie. He then came upon his aunt and gave her half the remaining cookies and half a cookie. Continuing on his way, he found his friend and gave him half the cookies left and half a cookie. When made it to class, he only had six cookies left. How many did he start out with?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of cookies he started with
After giving some to Mom, he has left

After giving some to Aunt, he has left

After giving some to a friend he has left

He ends up with 6 cookies, so

He started with 55 cookies
check answer:
He gave Mom
,
so he has left
He gave Aunt
,
so, he has left
He gave friend

He has left
OK

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