Let's represent the total number of cookies that Amelia baked as "x". Since Amelia was able to give 5 cookies each to 8 friends without having any cookies left over, she gave away a total of 5 * 8 = 40 cookies.
Therefore, the equation to find out how many cookies Amelia baked in total is:
x = 40.
Amelia baked some cookies. She was able to give 5 cookies each to 8 friends without having any cookies left over. How could you set up this problem as an algebraic equation to find out how many cookies Amelia baked in total
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