Maria bought seven boxes. a week later half of her boxes were destroyed in a fire. there are now only 22 boxes left. with how many did she start.

the solution is x=1

step-by-step explanation:

we are given our   equation as

let's assume

left side function is

right side function is

now, we can draw graph

and then we can get intersection point

the intersection point will be solution

so, the solution is

x=1