First, we need to determine how many cookies the bakery has sold from Monday through Friday.
The sales are as follows:
- Monday: 2 cookies
- Tuesday: 4 cookies
- Wednesday: 3 cookies
- Thursday: 5 cookies
- Friday: 6 cookies
Now, let's calculate the total number of cookies sold from Monday through Friday:
\[ 2 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 6 = 20 \text{ cookies} \]
Next, we need to find out how many cookies the bakery needs to sell in total to reach its goal of 95 dozen cookies.
Since 1 dozen equals 12 cookies, the total number of cookies the bakery aims to sell is:
\[ 95 \text{ dozen} \times 12 \text{ cookies/dozen} = 1140 \text{ cookies} \]
Now, we will determine how many more cookies need to be sold over the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) by subtracting the cookies sold (20) from the total goal (1140):
\[ 1140 - 20 = 1120 \text{ cookies} \]
Finally, since we want to find out how many dozens of cookies this represents, we divide by 12:
\[ \frac{1120 \text{ cookies}}{12 \text{ cookies/dozen}} = 93.33 \text{ dozens} \]
Since the bakery cannot sell a fraction of a dozen, they would need to sell at least 94 dozens of cookies over the weekend to reach or exceed their goal.
In summary, the bakery needs to sell 94 dozens of cookies on Saturday and Sunday to reach its goal of 95 dozen cookies for the week.
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