SOLUTION: Mel gave away 59 of his marbles on the first day. On the second day he gave away 24 less than the first day. On the third day he gave way marbles that is double the number that he

Question 981667: Mel gave away 59 of his marbles on the first day. On the second day he gave away 24 less than the first day. On the third day he gave way marbles that is double the number that he gave away on the first day. And on the last day he gave away 26 more than what he gave away on the third day. How many marbles did he give away in all?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What a generous guy!
On the first day, he gave away 59 marbles.
On the second day, he gave away 59-24=35 marbles.
On the third day, he gave away 59*2=118 marbles.
On the fourth day, he gave away 118+26=144 marbles.
59+35+118+144 = 356 marbles
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