SOLUTION: three times the number twice of blue marbles exceeds twice the number of red marbles by 18. Also 5 times the number of blue marbles if 2 less than 6 times the number of red marbles

Question 328290: three times the number twice of blue marbles exceeds twice the number of red marbles by 18. Also 5 times the number of blue marbles if 2 less than 6 times the number of red marbles. how many of each are there?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let B be the number of blue marbles, R red.
1.
2.
From eq. 1,

Substitute into eq. 2,

Multiply both sides by 15.

R is not an integer value which it must be.
Check the problem setup.
"three times the number twice of blue marbles"
Is this correct? Three times twice is 6 times.
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