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Algebra_4
Chapter 78
Problem 2
Select a different problem
Example:
Bill guessed there were 50 marbles in the bag.
This was 5 times the actual number of marbles in the bag.
Find the actual number of marbles (M) in the bag.
Solution: This can be written in shorthand form as:
Solving for M gives
marbles
Thus, there were actually 10 marbles in the bag.