Question

art bought 4 boxes of pens but gave his friend ben 8 pens and now has a total of 112 pens how many are in a box? which of the following is the best equation for the problem?

Answer 1

there was 30 in each box until he gave 8 away so no there is probably 28 in each box


sorry if i am wrong



4X - 8 = 112

Answer 2

Let the original number of pens be h
h-8=112
Adding 8 to both sides;
h-8+8=112+8
h=120
The original number of pens is 120.