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Penny had a bag of marbles. She gave one-third of them to rebecca, and then one-fourth of the remain...
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Penny had a bag of marbles. She gave one-third of them to rebecca, and then one-fourth of the remaining marbles to john. Penny then had 24 marbles left in the bag. How many marbles were in the bag to start with?
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Answer:48Step-by-step explanation:m - (1/3)m - (1/4)(2/3)m = 24m - (1/3)m - (1/6)m = 24m - (2/6)m - (1/6)m = 24m - (3/6)m = 24m - (1/2)m = 24(1/2)m = 24m = 48