document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294708>Question 294708</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alphonse has three times as many marbles as Beatrice. If Alphonse would give 15 of his marbles to Beatrice then he would have twice as many marbles as she would have. How many marbles must Alphonse give to Beatrice so that they each have the same number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a-15=2*(b+15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=135 b=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "135+45=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180/2=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if a gave b 45 marbles they would each have 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BTW when a gave b 15 he would have 120 and she would have 60<BR>\n" );
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