Question

Seki and Raina sold a total of 162 candles for their school fund-raiser. If Seki sold three boxes of candles and Raina

sold two boxes plus twelve single candles, how many candles come in each box?

Answer 1

B.30 CANDLES

Explanation:

Answer 2

30 candles in each box

Explanation:

3x+2x+12=162 Where x is the number of candles per box

5x+12=162 Combine like terms

5x=150 Subtract 12 from both sides

x=30 Divide both sides by 5