Question 360264
lloyd gave 1/2 of his marbles to lee then he gave 2/3 of the remaining ones to lynn
 if he ended up with 10 how many did he start with
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Let x = original number of marbles
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{{{1/2}}}x, he gave half away, half remaining
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{{{1/3}}}*{{{1/2}}}x = 10; gave 2/3 away, 1/3 of his half remaining
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{{{1/6}}}x = 10
x = 6(10)
x = 60 marbles to start with