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Can you simplify 4/7? 24 points will be awarded!

Tod does not have any cookies. david gives jeff 8 cookies. then he splits half of the cookies he has left with tod. david let’s c represent the number of cookies that he starts with. he finds the number of cookies that tod has is 1/2 the difference of c and 8. write an expression to represent the number of cookies that tod has.

Arestaurant chef made 1 1/2 jars of pasta sauce. each serving of pasta requires 1/2 of a jar of sauce. how many servings of pasta will the chef be bale to prepare using the sauce?