SOLUTION: Hi jane and john had some marbles. After jane gave john some marbles, he had 3 times as many as he had at first. Jane then hsd half the number of marbles that john had. If they ha

Question 1105169: Hi
jane and john had some marbles. After jane gave john some marbles, he had 3 times as many as he had at first. Jane then hsd half the number of marbles that john had. If they had a total of 180 marbles, how many did each have at first.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
At first, jane had x marbles and john had y marbles.
The exchange of marbles from jane to john was m marbles.

The description can be turned into system of equations according to the description:

substitute for m,

------------john had originally
-
-----------jane had at first

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