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 boxes the first week, boxes the second week, and boxes the third week.

Question

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 boxes the first week, boxes the second week, and boxes the third week.

hero · Answer

Let: 

1st Week = x
2nd Week = x + 5
3rd Week = 2(x+5)

Then
x + (x+5) + (2(x+5)) = 431

anonymous · Answer

Thanks

hero · Answer

You're welcome

hero · Answer

By the way, you still have to solve for x