Question

sean sold 4 more boxes of candy for the school fundraiser than Chris. The sum of the boxes that they sold was 22

Answer 1

If it was asking for the amount that Chris made, the answer would be 18.

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Answer 2

Set up an equation.

x+x+4=22

the varibles x are the unknown number of boxes. the first x is Chris amount and the second is Seans amount.

Isolate the variable:

x+x+4=22

2x+4=22

2x=18

x=9

Chris has 9 boxes.

Add 4 to the variable to get Seans amount:

9+4=13

Sean has 13 boxes

To check your answer add the results together to get the correct sum.

9+13=22