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Grade 12th pass6 grade maths

Oranges are to be transferred from larger boxes into smaller boxes. When a large box is emptied, the oranges from it fill two smaller boxes and still 10 oranges remain outside. If the number of oranges in a small box are taken to be x, What is the number of oranges in the larger box?

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
Given that, the number of oranges in smaller box = x ∴ Number of oranges in bigger box = 2(number of oranges in small box) + (Number of oranges remain outside) So, the number of oranges in bigger box = 2x + 10