SOLUTION: Jerry has a total of 23 marbles. The marbles are either blue or green. He has three more blue marbles than green marbles. How many blue marbles does he have?
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Question 391378: Jerry has a total of 23 marbles. The marbles are either blue or green. He has three more blue marbles than green marbles. How many blue marbles does he have?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the number of blue marbles. Then 
must represent the number of green marbles.
Solve for
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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