Question
Oranges are to be transferred from larger boxes into smaller boxes. When a large box is emptied, the oranges from if 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

Let the number of oranges emptied into each smaller box be $'x'.$
According to the question, the number of oranges still left after transferring is $10$
So the number of oranges in larger box$=$ number of oranges in two smaller boxes $+10.$
$=x+x+10$
$=2x+10.$
Therefore, the number of oranges in larger box$=2x+10$

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