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20 October, 17:44

Penny had a bag of marbles. She gave one-third of them to rebecca, and then one-fourth of the remaining marbles to john. Penny then had 24 marbles left in the bag. How many marbles were in the bag to start with?

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  1. 20 October, 20:51
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    48

    Step-by-step explanation:

    m - (1/3) m - (1/4) (2/3) m = 24

    m - (1/3) m - (1/6) m = 24

    m - (2/6) m - (1/6) m = 24

    m - (3/6) m = 24

    m - (1/2) m = 24

    (1/2) m = 24

    m = 48
  2. 20 October, 21:38
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    No of marbles left = 24

    No of marbels John got = 24/3 = 8

    No of marbles John and penny all together had=24+8=32

    No of marbles Rebecca got = 16

    No of marbles in the beginning = 16 * 3 = 48
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