A bag contains white marbles and green marbles, 62 in total. The number of white marbles is 3 less than 4 times the number of gr

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een marbles. How many white marbles are there?

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Sedaia [141] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-20T12:25:54+03:00

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Answer:

There are 49 white marbles.

Step-by-step explanation:

w + g = 62 (w = white and g = green marbles).

w = 4g - 3

w - 4g = -3 Subtract this equation from the first equation:

g - (-4g) = 62 - (-3)

5g = 65

g = 65/5 = 13.

So w = 62 - 13 = 49.