Mrs.Diaz makes five dozen cookies for her class. One ninth of her 27 students are absent the day she brings cookies. If she shar

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Mrs.Diaz makes five dozen cookies for her class. One ninth of her 27 students are absent the day she brings cookies. If she shar

es the cookies equally among the students who are present, how many cookies will each student? Please help me due 2-16-17

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astraxan [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-31T06:44:53+03:00

astraxan [27]3 years ago

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I think each student will get 2 and a half cookies

Liono4ka [1.6K] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-31T08:47:20+03:00

Liono4ka [1.6K]3 years ago

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1/9 of 27 is 3 because "of" means to multiply.

1/9*27=3 if you check in a calculator

27-3=24

24 students were present.

60/24=2.5

Each student got two and a half cookies.