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A bag contains purple marbles and red marbles, 24 in total. The number of purple marbles is 3 less than 2 times the number of red marbles. How many purple marbles are there?
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Answered by
Reiny
number of reds ---- x
purples ---- 2x - 3
their sum is 24
x + 2x-3 = 24
take over.
purples ---- 2x - 3
their sum is 24
x + 2x-3 = 24
take over.
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