Asked by JESSICA

Allen started out with x marbles. He doubled his number of marbles by buying an additional x marbles from Betty. Then he gave away one-third of all his marbles to his friend Clarence. At the end of the day, he had 16 marbles. How many marbles did he start out with
Answered by Reiny
start --- x
after Betty deal --- 2x
after give-away ---- (2/3)(2x)

(4/3)x = 16
4x = 48
x = 12

check:
start: 12
after doubling : 24
gave (1/3) of 24 or 8 away
leaving him with 16
Answered by JESSICA
SO HE STARTED OUT WITH 12?
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