document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=48809>Question 48809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me answer this problem: On Monday, Alice bought a bag of marbles. On Tuesday, she gave 2/3 of her marbles to a friend. on Wednesday, she gave away 1/3 of her remaining marbles. If she then had 8 marbles left, how many marbles did she buy originally? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #32318 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=32318\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (x-2/3x)(2/3)=8 or (1/3x)*2/3=8 or 2x/9=8 or 2x=72 or x=36 marbles she started with. </SPAN>\n" );
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