SOLUTION: Pauline sells cookie baskets. She charges $5 for the basket plus $2 per cookie. If one filled basket sells for $31, how many cookies are in it?

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Question 291208: Pauline sells cookie baskets. She charges $5 for the basket plus $2 per cookie. If one filled basket sells for $31, how many cookies are in it?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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5+2X=31
2X=31-5
2X=26
X=26/2
X=13 COOKIES IN THE BASKET.