Solve this problem on paper using all four steps.

A girl scout troop sold cookies. If the girls sold 5 more boxes the second week than they did the first, and if they doubled the sales of the second week for the third week to sell a total of 431 boxes of cookies, how many did they sell each week?

They sold boxes the first week, boxes the second week, and boxes the third week.

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Kyle Harmon

13 October, 21:57

Solve this problem on paper using all four steps.

A girl scout troop sold cookies. If the girls sold 5 more boxes the second week than they did the first, and if they doubled the sales of the second week for the third week to sell a total of 431 boxes of cookies, how many did they sell each week?

They sold boxes the first week, boxes the second week, and boxes the third week.

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Shelby Wilkinson · Answer 1

104 boxes were sold in week 1, 104+5=109 boxes were sold in week 2 and 109*2=218 boxes were sold in week 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sum of all boxes sold

x + (x+5) + 2 (x+5) = 431

x+x+5+2x+10=431

4x+15=431

4x=431-15

4x=416