Joe's mother sent him a total of 132 cookies.
She sent 18 fewer oatmeal cookies than
peanut butter cookies. How many oatmeal
cookies did she send to Joe?
(A) 75
(B) 62
(C) 55
(D) 57

Joes mother sent him a total of 132 cookies She sent 18 fewer oatmeal cookies than peanut butter cookies How many oatmeal cookies did she send to Joe A 75 B 62 class=

Respuesta :

D because you can set cookies as a variable x

Answer:

57 oatmeal cookies

Step-by-step explanation:

x - peanut butter cookies

y - oatmeal cookies

y = x - 18 ⇒ x = y + 18

( y + 18 ) + y = 132

2y = 132 - 18

y = 57 oatmeal cookies