document.write( "Question 256254: A group of students is trying to evenly divide the cookies remaining from a bake sale. If each student takes 3 cookies, there are five cookies left. If each student takes 4 cookies, there are two cookies short. How many students and how many cookies are there? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #188418 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3x+5=4x-2 \n" ); document.write( "x=7 \n" ); document.write( "check \n" ); document.write( "3*7+5=4*7-2 \n" ); document.write( "26=26 \n" ); document.write( "ok \n" ); document.write( "26 cookies and 7 students \n" ); document.write( " |