SOLUTION: 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

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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?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x+5=4x-2
x=7
check
3*7+5=4*7-2
26=26
ok
26 cookies and 7 students