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A bag contains purple marbles and yellow marbles, 52 in total. The number of purple marbles is 4 more than 3 times the number of yellow marbles. How many purple marbles are there?

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    16

    Step-by-step explanation:

    This question can be modeled using the equation 3x+4=52 (x is the purple marbles). To solve this equation subtract 4 from both sides, making it 3x=48. divide both by three showing x=16. This shows that 16 is the answer.
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