Mr. Lawrence baked 24 cookies. 2 thirds of the cookies were oatmeal. How many oatmeal cookies did Mr. Lawrence bake?

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Mr. Lawrence baked 24 cookies. 2 thirds of the cookies were oatmeal. How many oatmeal cookies did Mr. Lawrence bake?
why say it twice? sheesh!

2/3 * 24 = 16
Mr. Strand baked 24 cookies. 3 fourths of the cookies were oatmeal. How many oatmeal cookies did Mr. Strand bake?
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Mr. Strand baked
oatmeal cookie