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A bag contains purple marbles and green marbles, 31 in total.The number marbles is 1 more than 4 times the number of green marbles. How many purple marbles are there?

A bag contains purple marbles and green marbles, 31 in total.The number marbles is 1 more than 4 times the number of green marbles. How many purple marbles are there?
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A bag contains purple marbles and green marbles, 31 in total.The number marbles is 1 more than 4 times the number of green marbles. How many purple marbles are there?

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p+g=31\\p=4g+1\\\\4g+1+g=31\\5g=30\\g=6\\\\p+6=31\\p=25

25

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