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12 May, 04:14

A bag contains white marbles and red marbles, 69 in total. The number of white marbles is 1 more than 3 times the number of red marbles. How many white marbles are there?

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  1. 12 May, 04:31
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    White Marbles (w) = 1 + 3r

    Red Marbles (r) = r

    1 + 3r + r = 69

    1 + 4r = 69

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    4r = 68

    r = 17

    There are 17 red marbles.

    White Marbles = 1 + 3 (17)

    3 * 17 = 51

    51 + 1 = 52

    There are 52 white marbles.
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