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Sean sold 4 more boxes of candy for the school fundraiser than Marta. The sum of the boxes they sold was 22. How many boxes did each sell?
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Sean sold 4 more boxes of candy for the school fundraiser than Marta. The sum of the boxes they sold was 22. How many boxes did each sell?

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Marta is represented by x,
Sean is represented by x+4,
x+x+4=22
2x+4=22
2x=18
x=9
So Marta sold 9 boxes and Sean sold 13.
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