£65 of candy was divided into 4 different boxes the 2nd box contained twice the amount of the 1st box the 3rd box contained a to more pounds than the 1st box the last box contain 1/4 the amount in the 2nd box how much candy was in each box

The fourth box contains 7 candies

Solution:

Let us assume that the first box contains x amount

The second box contain twice of first box that is = 2x

The third box contains two pound more than the first box that is = (x+2)

The last box contains the amount in the 2nd Box is

Now the total candy in the box = 65

So we can say,

So, first box contains 14 candy

Second box contains

The third box contain

The fourth box contains

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

step-by-step explanation:

notice that the equation you are given has -2 (negative 2) on the right side, not 2. when you subtract 5 from a number n, you are finding the difference between the number and 5.

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

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