mary sold boxes of butter cookies. ann sold 5 times as much as she did. 18 boxes of cookies were sold that day, how many boxes did mary sell?  Options: A) 3 B) 5 C) 6 D) 10 E) 18
<gadget id="calculator">5 + 1</gadget>
<output>6</output>

<gadget id="calculator">18 / 6</gadget>
<output>3</output>

<result>A</result>
mary sold boxes of butter cookies. ann sold 5 times as much as she did. 18 boxes of cookies were sold that day, how many boxes did mary sell?
divide(18, add(5, const_1))
# of boxes of cookies mary sold = x ann sold 5 times more = 5 x x + 5 x = 18 6 x = 18 x = 18 / 6 = 3 answer : a