IXL math/grade-5/interpret-bar-graphs-multi-step-problems

Question

Miles also found extra boxes of spaghetti stored in the back. There were 3 times as many boxes of spaghetti in the back as on the shelf. How many boxes of spaghetti were in the back?

Answer 1

Let x be the number of boxes of spaghetti on the shelf

Let y be the number of boxes of spaghetti in the back

y = 3x

This is the best answer I can get from limited information given.