Question

Cory has $6$ times as many cookies as Mike. Phil has half as many as Judy. Judy has half as many as Cory. Mike has $6$ cookies. How many cookies does Phil have?

Answer 1

Given:

Mike has $6$ cookies

Cory has $6$ times as many cookies as Mike has.

Therefore, Total number of cookies Cory has $=6\times 6=36$

Judy has half cookies as many as Cory has

Therefore, Total number of cookies Judy has$=\frac{36}{2}=18$

Phil has half cookies as many as Judy has

Hence, the total number of cookies Phil has $=\frac{18}{2}=9$.