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Question
Peter baked 18 cookies. He gave 23
of the cookies to his friend.
How many cookies did Peter give to his friend?
Responses
A 1212
B 1818
C 2121
D 2424
The correct answer is A) 12
To find the number of cookies Peter gave to his friend, we subtract the number of cookies Peter baked from the number of cookies he gave to his friend.
Number of Cookies Peter baked = 18
Number of Cookies Peter gave to his friend = 23
To find the number of cookies Peter gave to his friend, we can use the equation:
Number of Cookies Peter gave to his friend = Number of Cookies Peter baked - Number of Cookies Peter gave to his friend
Number of Cookies Peter gave to his friend = 18 - 23
Using simple subtraction, we get:
Number of Cookies Peter gave to his friend = -5
Therefore, Peter gave -5 cookies to his friend. This doesn't make sense in a real-life situation, so we need to reevaluate the information given.
To calculate how many cookies Peter gave to his friend, we can subtract the number of cookies Peter gave from the total number of cookies he baked.
Given that Peter baked 18 cookies and gave 23 of them to his friend, we can calculate the number of cookies Peter gave to his friend using the following equation:
Number of cookies Peter gave to his friend = Total number of cookies baked - Number of cookies Peter gave
Number of cookies Peter gave to his friend = 18 - 23
Simplifying the equation, we get:
Number of cookies Peter gave to his friend = -5
However, it doesn't make sense for Peter to give a negative number of cookies. This means that either the information given is incorrect or there is a mistake in the question. Please recheck the information provided.