SOLUTION: A total of m matches are needed to fill 30 match boxes with the same number of matches in each box How many matches are in each box? If 3 fewer matches are put into each box , t

Question 1025897: A total of m matches are needed to fill 30 match boxes with the same number of matches in each box
How many matches are in each box?
If 3 fewer matches are put into each box , there are enough for 32 boxes .What is the value of m?

Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
when 30 are filled in each box m/30 is the number of boxes =30
when 30-3=27 are filled then number of boxes = m/27 =32
m/27 - m/30 = 2
30m-27m = 2*27*30
3m = 1620
m= 540

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