Abby baked 812 cookies for a tea party. She ate 6 cookies and divided the rest evenly among her 6 guests. How many cookies did each guest receive?

Abby baked 812 cookies for a tea party. She ate 6 cookies and divided the rest evenly among her 6 guests. How many cookies did each guest receive?
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After 6 had been eaten there would be 812-6=806 left, but she would not be able to equally divide 806 amongst 6 or even 7 people (including herself) unless she broke up one of the cookies.

806÷6=134 for each guest and 2 cookies left over, which she ate herself.

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