Patty decides that to convince her brother and sister to do her chores in exchange for cookies. Patty agrees to give them 3 cookies for every chore they do. Each kid normally has 4 chores to do per week. Patty has $15 to buy cookies. Each pack of cookies contains 24 cookies and costs $3. How many weeks can Patty go without doing chores by paying her siblings with cookies?
How many packs of cookies can Patty buy? ** Patty can buy 5 packs of cookies because 15 / 3 = <<15/3=5>>5
How many cookies does Patty get? ** Patty gets 120 cookies because 5 x 24 = <<5*24=120>>120
How many cookies would Patty need to pay? ** Patty would need to pay 12 cookies per week because 3 x 4 = <<3*4=12>>12
How many weeks can Patty go without doing chores by paying her siblings with cookies? ** Patty can avoid 10 weeks of chores because 120 / 12 = <<120/12=10>>10
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