Before Class, Mike Ate One Sixth of the Cookies in His

question 88

Multiple Choice

Before class, Mike ate one sixth of the cookies in his bag, and then he ate one half of the cookies remaining, and then later on the bus, he ate 6 more cookies. If there were 48 cookies in the bag, how many did Mike eat?

• A) 34 cookies
• B) 14 cookies
• C) 38 cookies
• D) 47 cookies

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