SOLUTION: William has 3 jars of marbles that he wishes to share equally with his brother. In the first jar there are 12 marbles, in the second there are 21, and in the third there are 17. Wr

SOLUTION: William has 3 jars of marbles that he wishes to share equally with his brother. In the first jar there are 12 marbles, in the second there are 21, and in the third there are 17. Wr

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Question 664733: William has 3 jars of marbles that he wishes to share equally with his brother. In the first jar there are 12 marbles, in the second there are 21, and in the third there are 17. Write and then evaluate an expression with parentheses to show how many marbles each person will get.
Answer by lynnlo(4176) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 jars of marables
12,21,17 is the total
(12+21+17)=(50-25)x
x=25
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