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Problem 136 Difficulty 1.4 Multiple choice CEMC Gauss (Grade 7) · Canada · 2020
Each of 7 boxes contains exactly 10 cookies. If the cookies are shared equally among 5 people, how many cookies does each person receive?
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A 14 14 14 B 12 12 12 C 9 9 9 D 11 11 11 E 13 13 13
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Official solution Each of 7 boxes contains exactly 10 cookies, and so the total number of cookies is 7 × 10 = 70 7\times10=70 7 × 10 = 70 70 ÷ 5 = 14 70\div5=14 70 ÷ 5 = 14
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