A bag contains purple marbles and yellow marbles, 52 in total. The number of purple marbles is 4 more than 3 times the number of

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Inga [223]

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A bag contains purple marbles and yellow marbles, 52 in total. The number of purple marbles is 4 more than 3 times the number of

yellow marbles. How many purple marbles are there?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Masja [62] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-27T14:32:29+03:00

Masja [62]3 years ago

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Answer:

16

Step-by-step explanation:

This question can be modeled using the equation 3x+4=52 (x is the purple marbles). To solve this equation subtract 4 from both sides, making it 3x=48. divide both by three showing x=16. This shows that 16 is the answer.