Question

Kimi needs to bake 48 cookies for a cookie exchange party. She will bake 28 chocolate chip cookies, and the rest will be gingerbread cookies.
Let g represent how many gingerbread cookies Kimi needs to bake. Which equation models the problem?
g–28=48
28+g=48
Solve this equation to find how many gingerbread cookies Kimi needs to bake.
gingerbread cookies

Answers

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To represent the problem with an equation, we know that Kimi needs to bake a total of 48 cookies. She will bake 28 chocolate chip cookies, and the rest will be gingerbread cookies.

Let \( g \) represent the number of gingerbread cookies. The equation that models the problem is:

\[ 28 + g = 48 \]

Next, we can solve this equation to find how many gingerbread cookies Kimi needs to bake.

1. Subtract 28 from both sides of the equation:
\[
g = 48 - 28
\]

2. Calculate the right side:
\[
g = 20
\]

So, Kimi needs to bake **20 gingerbread cookies**.

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