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Anthony has a total of y marbles and 4 boxes. He puts 13 marbles in each box and has none left over. Which of his friends, if any, correctly guessed how many marbles Anthony has in all? Use the equation
y ÷ 4 = 13.
Substitute each guess for y and evaluate.
Try y = 48: ÷ 4 =
Try y = 60: ÷ 4 =
Try y = 120: ÷ 4 =
Of Anthony’s three friends, correctly guessed the
number of marbles he has in all.
No solution is given in the set of values.
Anthony has marbles in all.
A bar is split into 4 rectangles, each labeled 13. The entire bar is labeled y marbles. Below, there is a table of friends and guesses. Julianne guessed 48 marbles. Nikos guessed 60 marbles. Quincy guessed 120 marbles.
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y ÷ 4 = 13 ⇒ y = 13 × 4 = 52.
Substitutions:
- y = 48: 48 ÷ 4 = 12 (not 13)
- y = 60: 60 ÷ 4 = 15 (not 13)
- y = 120: 120 ÷ 4 = 30 (not 13)
None of the three friends guessed correctly. Anthony has 52 marbles in all.
Substitutions:
- y = 48: 48 ÷ 4 = 12 (not 13)
- y = 60: 60 ÷ 4 = 15 (not 13)
- y = 120: 120 ÷ 4 = 30 (not 13)
None of the three friends guessed correctly. Anthony has 52 marbles in all.
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