Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Question 2 Classwork

classwork 2: Aaron, Ben and Charles shared 110 marbles. Ben received twice as many marbles as Aaron. Charles received 10 more marbles than Aaron. How many marbles did each boy received?
A=Aaron
B=Ben
C=Charles
A+B+C=110
B=2A
C=A+10
A+2A+A+10=110
4A+10=110
4A=100
25=A


Aaron=A=25
Ben=2A=50
Charles=A+10=35

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