Question

(i) John and Jivanti together have 45 marbles. Both of them lost 5 marbles each, and the product of the number of marbles they now have is 124. We would like to find out how many marbles they had to start with.?​

Answer 1

Answer:

We would like to find out how many marbles they had to start with. Let the number of marbles John had = x Then, the number of marbles Jivanti had = (45 – x). Hence, the number of marbles John had = 36 and the number of marbles Jivanti had = 45 - 36 = 9.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of marbles John had = x

The number of marbles Jivanti had =45 – x

Hence, the number of marbles John had = 36 and the number of marbles Jivanti had = 45 - 36 = 9.