SOLUTION: Mark had 3 times more marbles than Isabella. Isabella had 2/3 as many marbles as Jack. How many marbles did Mark, Isabella, and Jack have? Write algebraic equation and solve.

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Question 632131: Mark had 3 times more marbles than Isabella. Isabella had 2/3 as many marbles as Jack. How many marbles did Mark, Isabella, and Jack have? Write algebraic equation and solve.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
Mark had 3 times more marbles than Isabella. Isabella had 2/3 as many marbles as Jack's marbles
Jack 3
Isabella 2
Mark 2x 6
Jack needs to have at least 3 marbles
or a multiple of 11 is the number of marbles there could have been.
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