SOLUTION: Mrs. Cruz baked some cookies. She kept 1/2 of it for her children, and gives 1/2 of the remaining to her neighbor. She then eats the 5 cookies left. How many cookies did she baked?

Algebra ->  Numeric Fractions Calculators, Lesson and Practice -> SOLUTION: Mrs. Cruz baked some cookies. She kept 1/2 of it for her children, and gives 1/2 of the remaining to her neighbor. She then eats the 5 cookies left. How many cookies did she baked?      Log On


   

Question 1167799: Mrs. Cruz baked some cookies. She kept 1/2 of it for her children, and gives 1/2 of the remaining to her neighbor. She then eats the 5 cookies left. How many cookies did she baked?
Answer by VFBundy(438) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1/2 * 1/2)x = 5

1/4(x) = 5

x = 20