He spent $4.95 on cookie supplies and made 24 from that. He sold each cookie for $2 a piece. 24*2= 48. Now, he made $48 but he had to spend 4.95 on supplies. You have to subtract 48 by 4.95. That comes out to an answer of 43.05.
He made a total of $43.05 from selling cookies.
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