Question

James stacks boxes at a grocery store as a part time job. on his first day, he stacked 16 boxes. each day after that, he stacked 5 more boxes than the day before. on which day of work did james stack 46 boxes?

Answer 1

on the sixth day   46 - 16 = 30  30/5 = 6 

or

16+5 =21

 21+5 = 26

 26 + 5 =31

 31+5 = 36

  36 +5 =41

 41 +5 = 46