A bag contains white marbles and green marbles, 64 in total. The number of white marbles is 4 less than 3 times the number of green marbles. How many white marbles are there?

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MVCKarl · Answer 1 · 2021-10-21T10:52:46+0000

Answer:

NOTE THIS IS AN EXAMPLE:

Explanation:

Let W = # white marbles and Y = # yellow marbles

W + Y = 44

W = 3Y - 8

W - 3Y = -8

Subtract

4Y = 52

Y = 13

W =31