SOLUTION: 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
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Question 226031: 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 fo 431 boxes of cookies, how many did they sell each week? Please show me how to set up this problem. Thank you very much.
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Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x="first week sales"
"the girls sold 5 more boxes the second week" ___ x + 5
"they doubled the sales of the second week for the third week" ___ 2(x + 5) = 2x + 10
"a total fo 431 boxes of cookies" ___ x + x + 5 + 2x + 10 = 431
4x + 15 = 431
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