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Given:
X: The blue marbles.
3X: The red marbles.
A box contains 144 marbles.
SOLVING:
X + 3X = 144
4X = 144
X =
X = 36 ===> The blue marbles.
If there are 3 times as many red marbles as there are blue marbles:
3(36) = 108 ===> The red marbles. SOLUTION
TESTING:
GOOD LUCK...!!!
X: The blue marbles.
3X: The red marbles.
A box contains 144 marbles.
SOLVING:
X + 3X = 144
4X = 144
X =
X = 36 ===> The blue marbles.
If there are 3 times as many red marbles as there are blue marbles:
3(36) = 108 ===> The red marbles. SOLUTION
TESTING:
GOOD LUCK...!!!
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We require 2 equations with the repeating 3 placed after the decimal point.
let x = 0.5333.. ( multiply both sides by 10 and 100 )
10x = 5.333... → (1)
100x = 53.333... → (2)
Subtract (1) from (2) tus eliminating the repeating 3
90x = 48 ( divide both sides by 90 )
x = =