document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=700407>Question 700407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi! I need help solving this math word problem please?  55 boxes are packed in 5 hours, if each hour the packer packs 2 more boxes than the previous hour, how many boxes were packed in the final hour?  How do I know what equation etc I should use to solve this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let n = number of boxes packed the 1st hr, and the next 4 hrs are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + (n+2) + (n+4) + (n+6) + (n+8) = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n + 20 = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n = 55 - 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 35/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 7 boxes in the 1st hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 + 8 = 15 boxes in the final hr </SPAN>\n" );
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