SOLUTION: Sue is packing boxes for a removal company. She packed 44 boxes in 4 hours. Since she is getting better at it, each hour she packs 2 more boxes than the previous hour. How many did

Question 829835: Sue is packing boxes for a removal company. She packed 44 boxes in 4 hours. Since she is getting better at it, each hour she packs 2 more boxes than the previous hour. How many did she pack in the last hour.

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Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first hour x
second hour x+2
third hour x+4
fourth hour x+6
4x+12=44
4x=32
x=8
10, 12, 14
14 in the last hour

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