Karen baked desserts for a charity fund-raiser. She made 8 pies, 2 cakes, and 2 batches of cookies. She never baked more than two desserts in any 1 day, and she never made two of the same dessert in 1 day. What is the highest number of desserts that Karen could have made in 5 days?

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anonymous · Answer

10, but this is a math question, not English.

larseighner · Answer

She could have made 5 cakes in 5 days (she can't make two cakes in any one day). She could make one of the others in 4 of the five day (she could not make more because there are not any more). That makes 9, but this is English.