SOLUTION: Mike and larry each had a certain number of marbles. After giving 12 marbles to larry mike had 40 marbles left and larry had 8 fewer marbles than mike. How many marnles did larry

Question 1042219: Mike and larry each had a certain number of marbles. After giving 12 marbles to larry mike had 40 marbles left and larry had 8 fewer marbles than mike. How many marnles did larry have at first?
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Mike and larry each had a certain number of marbles. After giving 12 marbles to larry mike had 40 marbles left and larry had 8 fewer marbles than mike. How many marbles did larry have at first?
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Start::
mike had:: m marbles
larry had:: L marbles
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m gave 12 to L
mike had m-12
larry had L+12
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Equations::
m-12 = 40
m = 52 marbles:
L = 52-8 = 44 marbles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10555) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Mike and larry each had a certain number of marbles. After giving 12 marbles to larry mike had 40 marbles left and larry had 8 fewer marbles than mike. How many marnles did larry have at first?

Larry started out with
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