10 marbles in each bag...2/10 are striped...2/10(10) = 20/10 = 2 are striped.So in every bag of 10 marbles, 2 are striped. So if there is 3 bags of marbles....then (3 x 2) = 6 are striped. <== he needs 6 striped
x= 18
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6x+1+12x-5=32
Combine like terms .Combine 6x+12=18x
18x-4=32 Subtract -4 from 32
18x=36 Divide by 18 and
X=16
Hoped this helped Im not sure if this is right