Question

Aiko had 17 comic books in her collection. She ordered some boxes of comic books. Each box contains 8 comic books. Aiko now has 65 comic books in her collection. Complete the equation that represents the total number of comic books in Aiko's collection, where b is the number of boxes ordered.
____ b + = 65 b =____ Aiko receives some bonus boxes of comic books. She now has 97 comic books in her collection. Since Aiko received bonus boxes, the value of b has increased by_____
Fill in the blanks.

Answer 1

17+8x=65
48=8x
6=x



65+97=162