Answer:
Total is 3
Explanation:
AI-generated answer
Let's start by finding out how many marbles John had initially. We can do this by using the information given in the problem.
Let the original number of marbles be x.
John gave away 3/4 of his marbles, which means he has 1/4 of the original number of marbles left. We can express this as:
1/4 x = the number of marbles John has left
If we solve for x, we get:
4/1 * 1/4 x = 4/1 * the number of marbles John has left
x = 4 * the number of marbles John has left
Now we know that John had 4 times the number of marbles he has left.
Next, John receives another bag of marbles containing 2/4 (which is the same as 1/2) of the original number of marbles.
We can express this as:
1/2 x = the number of marbles in the new bag
To find the total number of marbles John has now, we can add the number of marbles he has left to the number of marbles in the new bag:
Total number of marbles = the number of marbles John has left + the number of marbles in the new bag
Total number of marbles = 1/4 x + 1/2 x
Total number of marbles = (1/4 + 1/2) x
Total number of marbles = (3/4) x
We know that x = 4 times the number of marbles John has left, so we can substitute this into the equation:
Total number of marbles = (3/4) * 4 * the number of marbles John has left
Total number of marbles = 3 * the number of marbles John has left
Therefore, the total number of marbles John has now is 3 times the number of marbles he has left.
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