A bag contains white marbles and green marbles, 105 in total. The number of white marbles is 9 less than 5 times the number of green marbles. How many white marbles are there?

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A bag contains white marbles and green marbles, 105 in total. The number of white marbles is 9 less than 5 times the number of green marbles. How many white marbles are there?

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There would be 12 white marbles because you have to divide 105 by 5 and subtract by 9

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