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document.write( "30 marbles are to be divided into 3 bags so that the second bag has 3 times as many marbles as the first bag and the third bag has twice as many as the first bag.  If X is the number of marbles in the first bag, find the number of marbles in each bag. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #257293 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=257293\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 30 marbles are to be divided into 3 bags so that the second bag has 3 times as many marbles as the first bag and the third bag has twice as many as the first bag. If X is the number of marbles in the first bag, find the number of marbles in each bag.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st bag: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd bag:3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd bag:2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3x +2x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 (# in 1st bag)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x= 10 (# in 3rd bag)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 15 (# in 2nd bag)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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