document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=226031>Question 226031</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168445 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168445\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=\"first week sales\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"the girls sold 5 more boxes the second week\" ___ x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"they doubled the sales of the second week for the third week\" ___ 2(x + 5) = 2x + 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"a total fo 431 boxes of cookies\" ___ x + x + 5 + 2x + 10 = 431\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 15 = 431 </SPAN>\n" );
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