SOLUTION: Jerry has a total of 23 marbles. The marbles are either blue or green. He has three more blue marbles than green marbles. How many blue marbles does he have?

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Question 391378: Jerry has a total of 23 marbles. The marbles are either blue or green. He has three more blue marbles than green marbles. How many blue marbles does he have?
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Let represent the number of blue marbles. Then must represent the number of green marbles.



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