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A bag contains white marbles and yellow marbles, 24 in total. The number of white marbles is 4 more than 3 times the number of yellow marbles. How many white marbles are there?
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A bag contains white marbles and yellow marbles, 24 in total. The number of white marbles is 4 more than 3 times the number of yellow marbles. How many white marbles are there?

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Answer: 19 white marbles and 5 yellow

Explanation:
(_ x 3) +4 = white
white + yellow = 24
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(5 x 3) +4 =19
5+19 = 24

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