document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1100051>Question 1100051</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there were 350 marbles in a box. 40% of them were red.there were 10% more red than green marbles. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The rest were white and orange. If there were twice as many white as orange, how many more red than white marbles were there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #714582 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13203)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=714582\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br>The problem as you show it is faulty; it can't be solved.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are told that 40% of the 350 marbles are red, so there are 140 red marbles.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But then we are told that the number of red marbles is 10% more than the number of green marbles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But that makes the number of green marbles a number that is not a whole number -- and that is nonsense; so the problem is unsolvable. </SPAN>\n" );
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