Lani B.
asked 01/12/19A bag contains purple marbles and blue marbles, 82 in total. The number of purple marbles is 6 more than 3 times the number of blue marbles. How many purple marbles are there?
A bag contains purple marbles and blue marbles, 82 in total. The number of purple marbles is 6 more than 3 times the number of blue marbles. How many purple marbles are there?
could someone walk me through how to do this plz
1 Expert Answer

Patrick B. answered 01/12/19
Math and computer tutor/teacher
X + 3x+6 = 82
4x + 6 = 82
4x = 76
x = 19
19 blue
63 purple
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