Answer:
The total number of cookies are 30 .
Step-by-step explanation:
Let us assume that the total number of cookies are x .
As given in the question be as follow.
Jake ate [tex]\frac{1}{6}[/tex] of cookies at the Valentine's day party.
If he ate 5 cookies .
Equation becomes
[tex]\frac{1}{6}\times x = 5[/tex]
Simplify the above
x = 5 × 6
x = 30
Therefore the total number of cookies are 30 .
