Sam owes 5 dollars to x friends and $3 to her sister. She owes $23 altogether.

Sam owes 4 friends $5

Step-by-step explanation:

We can set up the equation

23 = 5x + 3

Subtract the 3 from both sides

20 = 5x

x = 4 friends

walter needs to make at least 5 more cookies but no more than 40. 5 ≥ x ≥ 40;

step-by-step explanation:

walter has to make a minimum of 20 cookies. he already has 15 cookies made, so he must make 5 more to meet the minimum.

the maximum amount of cookies he can make is 55. he already has 15, so he has to make no more than 40 more cookies to meet the maximum.

35x 3= 105

step-by-step explanation:

35+35= 70   70 + 35= 105