Find the number of big boxes sold

MRS GOH SELLS MOONCAKES IN BOXES OF TWOS & FOURS. AT 1ST, THERE WERE FOUR TIMES AS MANY SMALL BOXES AS BIG BOXES. AFTER SELLING HALF THE NUMBER OF SMALL BOXES AND SOME BIG BOXES, MRS GOH PACKS 5 MORE BIG BOXES OF MOONCAKES. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE THRICE AS MANY SMALL BOXES AS BIG BOXES AND THERE IS A TOTAL OF 300 MOONCAKES IN THE UNSOLD BOXES
Question asked by: ngginny

Asked on: 29 Jun 2010

The trick to these questions is to extract all the relevant information from the question.

Then try it down as an equation and then on the back of that you will be able to see more clearly how to solve it mathematically, good luck!
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Replied at: 30 Aug 2010
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