SOLUTION: Maria bought seven boxes . A week later half of all her boxes were destroyed in a fire . There are only now 22 boxes left . With how many did she start with

SOLUTION: Maria bought seven boxes . A week later half of all her boxes were destroyed in a fire . There are only now 22 boxes left . With how many did she start with

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Question 1048566: Maria bought seven boxes . A week later half of all her boxes were destroyed in a fire . There are only now 22 boxes left . With how many did she start with
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x - (x+7)/2 = 22 |Multiplying thru by 2so as all denominators = 1
2x - (x+7) = 44
x = 51, how many she started with
AND
51 - 58/2 = 51 - 29 = 22 CHECKS!
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