Question

Desirae made 138 cookies this week. She baked 2 more than 4 times the total she made last week. How many cookies did she bake last week?

Answer 1

34 cookies!

Explanation:

If we say the number of cookies that Desirae baked last week was 'x', we can make the following equation for how many she baked this week: 4x+2=138. Here are the following steps to solve for x:

4x=138-2=136

x=34

Therefore she baked 34 cookies last week.

Answer 2

Answer: 34 cookies baked last week

Explanation:

138=4x-2

136=4x

34=x