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?
+8581 (x*2/3)*3/4=24
2x/3*3/4=24
6x/12=24
6x=288
x=288/6
x=48 marbles in the bag at the start!! :D
+8581 Thx! I try to be helpful any way I can. It's very sunny outside, so.. I think i'll borrow a pair of your sun glasses!!
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