Marisol baked cookies for a class party with 8 total students. While she was baking, she saved twenty-four cookies for her family. She baked at least thirty-two cookies. How many cookies might each student have eaten? Let c represent the number of cookies each student might have eaten.

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anonymous · Answer

$$32-24=8$$

anonymous · Answer

8 cookies remain for the class of 8 students

anonymous · Answer

because she gave 24 to her family out of the 32 she baked

anonymous · Answer

so 8 times what number of cookies = 8?
$$8c = 8$$
$$c = 1$$

anonymous · Answer

So, they probably each had 1 cookie.