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Russ had a new tube of marbles, which had 24 marbles. He gave Stacey 3/8 of the marbles. How many marbles does Russ still have? Answer with just the integer, no units.

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User Arnold
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Answer:

15

Explanation:

Russ still has 5/8 of the tube of marbles, so ...

(5/8)(24 marbles) = 15 marbles

The number of marbles Russ still has is 15.

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