Kristy baked cookies because her friends are coming over to her house. She ate 2 of them and gave her brother 1 cookie. Her first friend arrived and took 3 cookies. The second and third friends to arrive took 5 cookies each. If there are 6 cookies left, how many cookies did Kristy bake?
How many cookies were left after the first two friends took 3? ** There were 6 + 5 = <<6+5=11>>11 cookies left before the third friend took 5.
How many cookies were left after the first friend took 5? ** There were 11 + 5 = <<11+5=16>>16 cookies left before the second friend took 5.
How many cookies were left after the first friend took 3? ** There were 16 + 3 = <<16+3=19>>19 cookies left before the first friend took 3.
How many cookies did Kristy bake? ** There were 19 + 1 = <<19+1=20>>20 cookies left before Kristy gave 1 cookie to her brother.
How many cookies did Kristy bake? ** There were 20 + 2 = <<20+2=22>>22 cookies that Kristy baked.
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