Question 1199578
x, how many marbles Larry has
g, how much Mo gives to Curly

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Without showing some of the initial arithmetic,


               STARTING          GIVING SOME
Mo              1.44x            1.44x-g
Curly           1.2x             1.2x+g
Larry            x              1.2x+g-x=24
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According to description
{{{system(1.44x-g=1.2x+g,1.2x+g-x=24)}}}
and question asks for x.

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{{{g=0.12x}}}

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{{{1.2x+0.12x-x=24}}}

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{{{x=75}}}