Question

Russ had a new tube of marbles, which had 24 marbles. He gave Stacey 3/8 of the marbles. How many marbles does Russ still have? Answer with just the integer, no units.

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

Russ still has 5/8 of the tube of marbles, so ...

(5/8)(24 marbles) = 15 marbles

The number of marbles Russ still has is 15.