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18 October, 15:53

A bag contains purple marbles and white marbles, 104 in total. The number of purple marbles is 2 more than 5 times the number of white marbles. How many purple marbles are there?

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  1. 18 October, 16:56
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    Let white marbles = x

    Purple marbles = 5x + 2

    Given:

    x + 5x + 2 = 104

    6x = 102

    x = 17

    Purple marbles = 5 (17) + 2 = 85 + 2 = 87
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