Answer:
Boxes sold first week = 104
Boxes sold second week =x+5= 104+5=109
Boxes sold third week = 109 times 2= 218
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the number of boxes sold in first week
the girls sold 5 more boxes the second week
So number of boxes sold in second week is x+5
they double the sales of the second week for the third week
So number of boxes sold in third week is 2 (x+5)
Total boxes sold is 431
![x+x+5+2(x+5)=431](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%2Bx%2B5%2B2%28x%2B5%29%3D431)
![x+x+5+2x+10=431](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%2Bx%2B5%2B2x%2B10%3D431)
![4x+15=431](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=4x%2B15%3D431)
subtract 15 from both sides
![4x=416](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=4x%3D416)
divide by 4 on both sides
![x=104](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%3D104)
Boxes sold first week = 104
Boxes sold second week =x+5= 104+5=109
Boxes sold third week = 104 times 2= 218