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Ryan and Jonathan collect marbles. They have 37 marbles between them. Ryan has 5 fewer than Jonathan. Let x represent the number of Ryan's marbles. Which equation would you use to find x?

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Mistake i didn’t mean to answe this

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Answer: x=16

Explanation:

37=2x+5

37-5=32

32/2=16

x=16

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