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Jasper and Aria sold boxes of cookies for a school fundraiser. Together, they sold a total of 35 boxes of cookies. Aria sold five more than twice the number of boxes that Jasper sold. How many boxes of cookies did Jasper sell? Let
number of boxes Jasper sold. Let
the number of boxes Aria sold.
Jasper sold 25 boxes of cookies.
Jasper sold 20 boxes of cookies.
Jasper sold 15 boxes of cookies.
Jasper sold 10 boxes of cookies.
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Let j = number Jasper sold and a = number Aria sold.
a = 2j + 5 and j + a = 35.
So j + (2j + 5) = 35 → 3j + 5 = 35 → 3j = 30 → j = 10.
Jasper sold 10 boxes of cookies.
a = 2j + 5 and j + a = 35.
So j + (2j + 5) = 35 → 3j + 5 = 35 → 3j = 30 → j = 10.
Jasper sold 10 boxes of cookies.
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