Asked by harry
Tom,Jerry and Ali share 279 marbles. Tom has 4 times as many marbles as Jerry and Ali has 36 more marbles than Tom.
(a)How many marbles does Jerry have?
(b)How many more marbles does Tom have than Jerry?
(a)How many marbles does Jerry have?
(b)How many more marbles does Tom have than Jerry?
Answers
Answered by
Kayla
Tom is 4U
Jerry is 1U
Ali is 4U+36
279-36=243
243/9=27
27*4=108 (tom)
108-27=81
Answer:a) 27
b) 81
Jerry is 1U
Ali is 4U+36
279-36=243
243/9=27
27*4=108 (tom)
108-27=81
Answer:a) 27
b) 81
Answered by
Reiny
Kayla, in your solution you defined variables but then never used them
Jerry's marbles --- x
Tom's marbles ---- 4x
Ali's marbles ---- 4x + 36
their sum is 279
x + 4x + 4x+36 = 279
9x = 243
x = 27
Jerry has 27 marbles
Tom has 108 marbles
Ali has 144 marbles
Tom has 81 more marbles than Jerry
Jerry's marbles --- x
Tom's marbles ---- 4x
Ali's marbles ---- 4x + 36
their sum is 279
x + 4x + 4x+36 = 279
9x = 243
x = 27
Jerry has 27 marbles
Tom has 108 marbles
Ali has 144 marbles
Tom has 81 more marbles than Jerry
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