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Mrs. Ulrich has 3 times as manymarkers as colored pencils. The total number of markers and colored pencilsis 84. How many markers foesMrs. Ulrich have?

Mrs. Ulrich has 3 times as manymarkers as colored pencils. The total number of markers-example-1
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x=3y
x=y=84
3y+y=84
4y=84
y=21
x=3y
x=63

She has 63 markers.
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