SOLUTION: Darlene had some marbles before she won an additional 17 from joe. Darlene then lost one-third of her marbles to her brother. If Darlene now has 34 marbles, how many did she have w

Question 1126149: Darlene had some marbles before she won an additional 17 from joe. Darlene then lost one-third of her marbles to her brother. If Darlene now has 34 marbles, how many did she have when she started?
Answer by Alex.33(110) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Arithmetic(And mental-maths)approach: Reverse process.
Now: 34
Before losing 1/3(equivalent to multiplying by 2/3: 34*(3/2)=51
Before winning 17: 51+17=68.
It's 68. Run the process now to check the answer.
Correct.
Hope it helps!
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