Question 878692
A box of cookies is shared between John and Annie. John gets 11 less than 68% of the box while Annie gets 5 more than 40%. How many cookies are there in the box?
let x=cookies in the box
.68x-11+.40x+5=x
1.08x-6=x
.08x=6
x=6/.08=75
cookies in the box=75