document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28777>Question 28777</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bag contains three varieties of marbles. Blue, green, and yellow. There are 18 more blue marbles than there are green marbles and there are 14 more green marbles than there are yellow marbles. The total number of marbles is 112. Show how to find the number of marbles of each variety by letting a variable represent one of the unknown quantities. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15694 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=15694\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Read the problems backwards it is easier to comprehend it that way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yellow marbles = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Green marbles = x+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Blue marbles = 18+14+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "together:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+14+18+14+x=112<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+46=112<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22+14=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32+22=54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, there are 22 yellow marbles, 36 green marbles and 54 blue marbles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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