Question

Peter gave away 5/12 of his marbles and had 70 left how many marbles he had at first

Answer 1

There were 120 marbles to start

Explanation:

Let x be the number of marbles at the start

x* 5/12 = number of marbles given away

1 -5/12 = 7/12 = fraction of marbles left

x * 7/12 = number of marbles left

x * 7/12 = 70

Multiply each side by 12/7

x *7/12 * 12/7 = 70 * 12/7

x =120

There were 120 marbles to start