document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047264>Question 1047264</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Matthew makes 33 cookies and gives each friend the same number of cookies. Matthew, being selfless, takes two fewer for  himself assuming all the cookies are given out how many friends does Matthew have ?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "assuming all the cookies are given out how many friends does Matthew have ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n, the number of friends, x the number of cookies each friend gets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Matthew gets (x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nx + (x-2) = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Trying n = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + x - 2 = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "works!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 friends with 7 cookies each (Matthew with 5)<BR>\n" );
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