SOLUTION: June, marie, and Billy each have a collection of marbles. June has 20 more marbles than Billy, and Maria has 3 times as many marbles as Billy. If altogether they have 100 marbles,
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Question 276135: June, marie, and Billy each have a collection of marbles. June has 20 more marbles than Billy, and Maria has 3 times as many marbles as Billy. If altogether they have 100 marbles, how many marbles does Billy have?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
j+b+m=100
j=b+20
m=3b
b=16
j=36
m=48
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