Question

JOHN AND DAVID HAVE 276 MARBLES TOM AND JOHN HAVE 432 MARBLES . IF TOM HAS THRICE AS MANY MARBLES AS DAVID HOW MANY MARBLES DOES JOHN HAVE ?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Step-by-step explanation:

let number of marble david has be=x

tom marble=3x

john marble be =j

j+x=276

j=276-x   equation 1

j+3x=432

j=432-3x equation 2

we compare both equation

432-3x=276-x

x=78

substituting value of x

j=276-78

j=198