SOLUTION: Justin has 4 more marbles than lee, and cindy has 3 times as many marbles as Justin. altogether, they have 26 marbles. if lee has x marbles, write an expression that could be used

Question 988083: Justin has 4 more marbles than lee, and cindy has 3 times as many marbles as Justin. altogether, they have 26 marbles. if lee has x marbles, write an expression that could be used to represent this situation. then solve the expression to determine how many marbles cindy, lee, and Justin have.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lee: x
Justin: x + 4
Cindy: 3(x + 4)

x + (x + 4) + 3(x + 4) = 26
5x + 16 = 26
5x = 10
x = 2

Lee has 2 marbles, Justin has 6 marbles, and Cindy has 18 marbles.
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