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?
pls explain.

Given That:

x - (Rebecca's share + John's share) = 24

x - (x/3 + x/4) = 24

12x/12 - (4x / 12 + 3x / 12) = 24

5x/12 = 24

5x = 24 x 12

5x = 288

x = 57 or 58

x = 2

step-by-step explanation:

if sr parallel to ba then the sides bc and ac are in proportion, that is

= ← substitute values

= ( cross- multiply )

27x = 6(4x + 1)

27x = 24x + 6 ( subtract 24x from both sides )

3x = 6 ( divide both sides by 3 )

x = 2

answer: it is a.,b.,d.

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