Mrs. Molasses prepared a variety of cookies. 3/5 of the cookies were peanut butter and 1/3 of the remaining cookies were gingerbread. There were 8 chocolate chip cookies. How many cookies did Mrs. Molasses prepare altogether?
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3/5 pb, leaving 2/5
1/3 * 2/5 = 2/15 gb
2/5 + 2/15 = 8/15
so, 7/15 were cc.
7/15 x = 8
1/3 * 2/5 = 2/15 gb
2/5 + 2/15 = 8/15
so, 7/15 were cc.
7/15 x = 8
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