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Victorious set a goal for the number of boxes of Girl Scout cookies she wants to sell. So far, she has sold 33 boxes. If this is 9 more than 2/5 of her goal, what is her goal?

PLEASE show the work and PLEASE set it up

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33=2/5x+9
Subtract 9 from both sides
24=2/5x
Multiply both sides by 5/2
60=x
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