Question

heather and nicholas are baking cookies for a charity bake sale. first they bake gingersnaps, which are heathers favorite cookie. then they bake 96 chocolate crinkles, which are nicholas favorite. in all, heather and nicholas bake 132 cookies. use an equation to find the number of gingersnaps heather and nicholas bake. \boxed{} gingersnaps

Explanation:

Step1: Define variable for gingersnaps

Let \( g \) be the number of gingersnaps.

Step2: Set up the equation

The total number of cookies is the sum of gingersnaps and chocolate crinkles. So, \( g + 96 = 132 \).

Step3: Solve for \( g \)

Subtract 96 from both sides: \( g = 132 - 96 \).
\( g = 36 \).

Answer:

36