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  • 09-08-2017
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Art bought a 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? (what equation represents this word problem?)

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korbinwilkinsen
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  • 09-08-2017
4x-8=112 x is the number of pens in each box.
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calculista
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  • 24-02-2019

Answer:

In a box there are [tex]30\ pens[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x------> the number of pens in a box

we know that

[tex]4x-8=112[/tex] ------> equation that represent the situation

Solve for x

Adds [tex]8[/tex] both sides

[tex]4x-8+8=112+8[/tex]

[tex]4x=120[/tex]

Divide by [tex]4[/tex] both sides

[tex]x=120/4=30\ pens[/tex]

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