document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205460>Question 1205460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Brian and Rayyan shared a bag of marbles. 1/6 of Brian's share was equal to 1/4 of Rayyan's marbles. Brian lost 42 of his marbles while Rayyan bought another 60 marbles. They then had an equal number of marbles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) How many marbles did Brian have at first?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) What was the total number of marbles they had in the end? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm now finding Rayyan first had 204 marbles and Brian first had 306 marbles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                INITIAL            THE CHANGE\r\n" );
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document.write( "Brian             b                 b-42\r\n" );
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document.write( "Rayyan            r                 r+60\r\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28r=204%2Cb=306%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28r=204%2Cb=306%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-------each of their initial marbles </SPAN>\n" );
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