Question

Wally has two more marbles than Ashan and together they have 88 marbles. How many marbles does

Ashan have?

Answer 1

Assume that

Ashan has x marbles.

Wally has two more marbles than Ashan

So, Wally has x+2 marbles.

Ashan and Wally have 88 marbles.

So,

x + (x + 2) = 88

2x + 2 = 88

2x = 86

x = 43

Ashan has 43 marbles.