SOLUTION: Jessica starts off Monday with a package of 40 cookies. She eats 2 cookies at lunch every school day and one cookie at lunch on Saturday and sunday. How many days will the package

Question 938767: Jessica starts off Monday with a package of 40 cookies. She eats 2 cookies at lunch every school day and one cookie at lunch on Saturday and sunday. How many days will the package of cookies last.
Answer by eternalblaze21(2) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
M-2
T-2
W-2
Th-2
F-2
S-1
Su-1
Total for one week=12
40/12=3.33
3 full weeks and a third of a week which is 2 or 3 days. Let's find out exactly how many.
So 3 weeks is 36 cookies and you've got 4 cookies left so that's 2 weekdays.
Your answer will then be 3 wks 2 days or 23 days
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