Asked by Sarah
Harry has 0.6 of his marbles to his younger bro and 0.5 of the remainder to his cousin. Harry has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did harry have at first ?
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Reiny
after giving .6x to his brother, he has .4x left
he gives half of those to the cousin.
So he has .2x left
.2x = 36
x = 180
he gives half of those to the cousin.
So he has .2x left
.2x = 36
x = 180
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