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Question 961799: jux has double times balls as joe and red has 3 times asjux's.altogether they have a total of 18 balls.whatis the algebraic equation? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! jux has double times balls as joe and red has 3 times asjux's.altogether they have a total of 18 balls.whatis the algebraic equation?
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Equations:
x = 2j
r = 3x
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x + j + r = 18
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Substitute::
x + x/2 + 3x = 18
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2x + x + 6x = 36
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9x = 36
x = 4
j has x/2 = 2 balls
r has 3x = 12 balls
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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