SOLUTION: In a jar 1/3 of the marbles are red, 1/4 are blue and the oter 10 are white.How many marbles are in the jar? please help me i really need your help.i just came to this new schoo

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Question 18576: In a jar 1/3 of the marbles are red, 1/4 are blue and the oter 10 are white.How many marbles are in the jar?
please help me i really need your help.i just came to this new school and i don't get it.i need it by monday and i need to show the work.if you can do this for me i really thank u so much
Answer by Earlsdon(6103) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ok, let x = the total number of marbles in the jar. You can write an equation for the total number, x, like this:
Now all you need to do is solve for x. Add: =
Subtract from both sides.

Finally, multiply both sides by the multiplicative inverse of

There are 24 marbles in the jar.
Check:
= 24 The total number of marbles in the jar.