document.write( "Question 795432: A bucket is full of red marbles and white marbles. There are twice as many white marbles as red ones. If I add seven white marbles, there will be three times as many white marbles as red ones. How many marbles were in the bucket before the white marbles were added? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #481006 by josgarithmetic(39620)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! r for count of red marbles \n" ); document.write( "w for count of white marbles\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "You can continue is these make sense; or study and think carefully if they do not make sense.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A change is described for the white marble count which is hypothetical, while no change to the value of the red marble count would happen.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "If you feel good about the system, then simply substitute for w into the plus-seven equation, and solve first for r. \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( " |