SOLUTION: 11. Colin and Angela are eating chocolate chip cookies. Together they at a total of 25 cookies. Colin ate 2 less than twice as many cookies as Angela.
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Question 879485: 11. Colin and Angela are eating chocolate chip cookies. Together they at a total of 25 cookies. Colin ate 2 less than twice as many cookies as Angela.
Answer all parts.
A. Choose your variables for the equations.
B. Write a system of equations (2 equations) to represent the problem.
C. Use the substitution method to solve the system of equations. Show your work!
D. How many cookies did Colin eat? Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Colin x
Angela y
question States
x + y = 25
x =
(2y-2) + y = 25
3y = 27
y = 9, how many Angela ate. Colin ate 16
and...
9 + 16 = 25
