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hi I need help with my mathso this is the question2. Molly and Roxy each have a lipstick collection. the number of lipsticks molly's collection can be represented by x .the number of lipstick in roxy's collection is 3 times the number in molly's collections.the total number of lipsticks in both collections is 96what is x the number of lipsticks in Molly's collection?F. 24G.64 H.48J.72

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You have the following information:

- Molly has x lipsticks in her lipsticks collection

- Roxy has 3x lipsticks in her lipsticks collection

- Both collections have 96 lipsticks

In order to find the number of lipsticks Molly has, you write the previous information in an algebraic way, just as follow:

x + 3x = 96 means, the total number of lipsticks is 96. Simplify

4x = 96 divide by 4 both sides

x = 96/4

x = 24

x is the number of lipsticks Molly has, hence, Molly has 24 lipsticks in her collection.

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