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a man has two boxes of matches. he uses 5 matches and ha 75 matches left. how many matches were in each box
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a man has two boxes of matches. he uses 5 matches and ha 75 matches left. how many matches were in each box
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the number of matches in each box.
He had two boxes, so the number of matches he had was 2x.
He used 5 matches, so the number he has left is 2x-5.
The number of matches he has left is 75:
ANSWER: 40 matches in each box
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Add the two numbers, 5 and 75; then divide the sum by 2.
It is a kindergarten level of complexity problem.
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