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Tod does not have any cookies. david gives jeff 8 cookies. then he splits half of the cookies he has left with tod. david let’s c represent the number of cookies that he starts with. he finds the number of cookies that tod has is 1/2 the difference of c and 8. write an expression to represent the number of cookies that tod has.

Neoli is a nurse who works each day from 8: 00 am to 4: 00 pm at the blood collection centre. she takes 45 minutes for her lunch break. on average, it takes neoli 15 minutes to collect each sample and record the patient's details. on average, how many patients can neoli see each day?