SOLUTION: joe and ahmed had 80 marbles altogether ahmad has 4 times as many marbles as joe how many marbles does each boy have

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Question 694632: joe and ahmed had 80 marbles altogether ahmad has 4 times as many marbles as joe how many marbles does each boy have
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x+x=80
5x=80
x=80/5
x=16
4x=64