Question

A bag is fſlled with green and blue marbles. There are 61 marbles in the bag. If there are 5 more green

marbles than blue marbles, find the number of green marbles and the number of blue marbles in the bag.
Equation (use x as your variable):
The number of blue marbles is:
The number of green marbles is:

Answer 1

Answer: Alright So, A bag is filled with green and blue marbles. There are 48 marbles in the bag. If there are 38 more green marbles than blue marbles, find the number of green marbles and the number of blue marbles in the bag.

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Equations:

g + b = 48 marbles

g = b + 38

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Substitute for "g" and solve for "b"::

b+38 + b = 48

2b = 10

b = 5 (# of blue marbles)

g = b+38 = 43 (# of green marbles)

Explanation: