SOLUTION: Tom,Tim and Ted collect marbles.Tom has twice as many as Tim and Tim has 8 more than Ted.Together they have 48 marbles.How many does each one have ?

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Question 1072916: Tom,Tim and Ted collect marbles.Tom has twice as many as Tim and Tim has 8 more than Ted.Together they have 48 marbles.How many does each one have ?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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PERSON     MARBLES

Tom         2x

Tim          x

Ted         x-8

TOTAL      48


Ted has eight less than Tim because Tim has eight more than Ted.

2x%2Bx%2B%28x-8%29=48
Solve and then evaluate for Tom and Ted.




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x=14, 2x=28, x-8=6