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Writing expressions word problems

Grandma baked 9696 cookies and gave them to her grandchildren. One of the grandchildren, Cindy, received 55 fewer cookies than she would have received had all of the cookies been evenly divided among the hh grandchildren.
How many cookies did Cindy receive?
Write your answer as an expression.
cookies