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3 March, 06:54

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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  1. 3 March, 07:13
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    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
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