 <translate> Question. Jen bought a bag of cookies and ate three-quarters of the bag that day. The next day, she ate half of the remaining cookies. She has 8 cookies left on the third day. How many cookies were in the bag to start?
Answer. 64
What step-by-step reasoning justifies that answer? <yor> Ìbéèrè kan. Jen ra àpò búrẹ́dì, ó sì jẹ ìdá mẹ́ta nínú mẹ́rin àpò náà lọ́jọ́ yẹn. Lọ́jọ́ kejì, ó jẹ ìdajì àwọn búrẹ́dì tó ṣẹ́ kù. Ó ṣì ní búrẹ́dì mẹ́jọ lọ́jọ́ kẹta. Mélòó làwọn búrẹ́dì tó wà nínú àpò náà láti bẹ̀rẹ̀? Dáhùn. 64 ì ì Kí ló mú kí ìdáhùn yẹn bọ́gbọ́n mu? 