Also one more Maria and paul collect marbles. Paul has one third as many marbles as maria. Together they have 48 marbles . How many marbles does Maria have?

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luffingsails · Answer

Let X = number of marbles that Maria has.

Then (1/3)*X = number of marbles that Paul has.

"Together they have 48 marbles" means that:

X + (1/3)X = 48

Simplify and solve for X. Does that help?

anonymous · Answer

So ?

luffingsails · Answer

So, can you take it from there?

anonymous · Answer

Can you help me a little more or give me the answes haha il give good answer on you ?

luffingsails · Answer

I'm not interested in a medal. lol... I am interested in you getting how to solve the problem. What is the result of:

$$\frac{3}{3}x + \frac{1}{3}x$$

anonymous · Answer

10?

luffingsails · Answer

Just add the coefficients.

$$\frac{3}{3}x+\frac{1}{3}x = x(\frac{3}{3}+\frac{1}{3}) = ?$$

anonymous · Answer

what do you mean?

luffingsails · Answer

I'm asking you to simplify the equation. You do that by adding the coefficients:

1 + 1/3 = (3/3) + (1/3)

anonymous · Answer

4/6