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Last year, Marla planted x rows of tomatoes in her garden, and each row has (x + 5) tomatoes. This year she increased the number of rows by 3 and doubled the number of tomatoes in each row. How many more tomatoes did Marla plant this year than last year?

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Answer:

8

Explanation:

rows=x

each row=(x+5) tomatoes

she increased the number of rows by 3

and doubled the number of tomatoes in each row

3multiplied by x=3x

(2x+10) because she doubled them

3x+10÷2x

=8

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