Paul has a collection of 36 marbles. He separated the marbles into 3 equal groups to share with his friends, but he decided to keep 2/3 of the marbles for himself. How many marbles will Paul keep?

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Paul has a collection of 36 marbles. He separated the marbles into 3 equal groups to share with his friends, but he decided to keep 2/3 of the marbles for himself. How many marbles will Paul keep?

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36 split into 3 12, 12, and 12
2/3 of 36 is 24 u will have 24

Rammgarot answered Aug 25, 2017

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36 divided by 3 equals 12
1/3 is equal to 12
2/3 is equal to 24
3/3 or 1 is equal to 36
Therefore, the answer would be 24.

Blackdog answered Aug 28, 2017

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