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16 June, 21:59

A bag contains blue marbles and red marbles, 58 in total. The number of blue marbles is 4 more than 5 times the number of red marbles. How many blue marbles are there?

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  1. 16 June, 22:05
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    49 blue marbles

    Step-by-step explanation:

    From the question we are given;

    Total number of marbles = 58 Blue marbles are 4 more than 5 times the red marbles

    We need to determine the number of blue marbles;

    Assuming the number of red marbles is x

    Then, blue marbles will be 5x + 4

    Therefore;

    x + 5x + 4 = 58

    6x + 4 = 58

    6x = 54

    x = 9

    5x + 4 = 5 (9) + 4 = 49

    Therefore, the red marbles are 9 while the blue marbles are 49

    Hence there are 49 blue marbles
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