<human>:  In preparation for the church fundraiser, Julia bakes one less than 5 cakes per day for 6 days. Unfortunately, every other day, Julia's brother, Clifford, sneaks into Julia's house and eats one of Julia's cakes. At the end of 6 days, how many cakes does Julia have remaining?
<bot>: How many cakes did Julia bake per day? ** Julia baked one less than 5 cakes per day, or 5-1=<<5-1=4>>4 cakes per day.
How many cakes did Julia bake in total? ** For 6 days, Julia baked 4 cakes per day, for a total of 4*6=<<4*6=24>>24 cakes.
How many cakes does Clifford eat? ** Over 6 days, every other day, Clifford sneaks into Julia's house and eats one of Julia's cakes resulting in disappearance of 6/2=<<6/2=3>>3 cakes.
How many cakes does Julia have remaining? ** At the end of 6 days, Julia has 24-3=<<24-3=21>>21 cakes remaining.
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