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A bag contains green marbles and red marbles, 77 in total. The number of green marbles is 1 less than 5 times the number of red marbles. How many green marbles are there?
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A bag contains green marbles and red marbles, 77 in total. The number of green

marbles is 1 less than 5 times the number of red marbles. How many green marbles
are there?

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Answer:4

Step-by-step explanation: 77 in total

subtract 77 from 1 to get 76, multiplied by 4 would get you 304. and how many times would 77 go into 304. divide it from 77 and you will get 4.

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