SOLUTION: Tom and Davis have 480 marbles betewwn them. Tom arranges them in columns with 6 in each column. David arranges them with 9 in each column. The total number of columns is 72. E

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Question 109834: Tom and Davis have 480 marbles betewwn them. Tom arranges them in columns with 6 in each column. David arranges them with 9 in each column. The total number of columns is 72. Express the above information in the form of an algebriac equation
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IF Tom arranges them in columns with 6 in each column, then he formed 480%2F6 columns
IF David arranges them with 9 in each column. The total number of columns is 72, then he formed 480%2F9 columns

And, the total no. of columns is 72. Thus,

480%2F6%2B480%2F9=72

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