Question

Solve this problem on paper using all four steps. 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 of 431 boxes of cookies, how many did they sell each week?

They sold a0______ boxes the first week,
a1______boxes the second week,
and a2__________boxes the third week.

Answer 1

Assume the girls sold X boxes in the first week. They sold in the second week X+5 and 2X+10 in the third week.

The sum X + X + 5 + 2X + 10 = 431
4X = 416. Therefore X = 104
The answers are:
a0 = 104
a1 = 109
a2 = 218

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