Homework Help: Math

Posted by Kelsey on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 4:14pm.

If a shopkeeper sold 15 boxes of pencils on Mon and Tues. He sold 3 more boxes on Mon then on Tues. There were 12 pencils in each box. How many pencils did he sell on Monday.

Math - Damon, Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 4:17pm
M + T = 15

M = T + 3
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2 T + 3 = 15

T = 6 boxes on Tues
so
9 boxes on Monday
9*12 = 108
Math - Kelsey, Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 4:20pm
thank you very much damon!
Math - Damon, Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 4:20pm
You are welcome :)

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