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?

Oranges are to be transferred from larger boxes into smaller boxes. Wh

1.	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?
Answer» Number of oranges in one box = x Number of boxes = 2 Therefore, total number of oranges in boxes = 2x Remaining oranges = 10 Thus, number of oranges = 2 x +10