A teacher

A teacher baked 5 dozen cookies for the 16 students in her class. If the teacher divided the cookies equally among her students, how many cookies did she give each student?

Correct answer:

x =  3.75

Step-by-step explanation:

$x={\displaystyle \frac{5\cdot 12}{16}}={\displaystyle \frac{15}{4}}=3\frac{3}{4}=3.75$

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