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1. Brian has three time many marbles as Natasha. Together they have 88 marbles. How many marbles does each one have?
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1. Brian has three time

many marbles as Natasha.
Together they have 88
marbles. How many
marbles does each one
have?

User Stej
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1. Translate words into equation :
Brian= b
Natasha =n
N+3n=88 (because brian has 3x more than natasha u can rewrite b as 3n)
2. Solve : 4n=88 (divide by 4)
N=22 so natasha has 22 marbles and since b=3n, brian has 66 marbles
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