SOLUTION: Justin has 4 more marbles than lee, and cindy has 3 times as many marbles as Justin. altogether, they have 26 marbles. if lee has x marbles, write an expression that could be used

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Question 988083: Justin has 4 more marbles than lee, and cindy has 3 times as many marbles as Justin. altogether, they have 26 marbles. if lee has x marbles, write an expression that could be used to represent this situation. then solve the expression to determine how many marbles cindy, lee, and Justin have.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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Lee: x
Justin: x + 4
Cindy: 3(x + 4)

x + (x + 4) + 3(x + 4) = 26
5x + 16 = 26
5x = 10
x = 2

Lee has 2 marbles, Justin has 6 marbles, and Cindy has 18 marbles.