Problema Solution
Marlee bought a large bag of Jolly Ranchers.She gave 17 pieces too her cousin and then
gave 10%of what was left to her neighbor. She than ate 3 pieces and divided the rest equally among her three bothers, each of whom got 38 pieces. How many pieces did Marlee originally have?
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Let 'x' represent the number of pieces that Marlee originally had.
17 + 0.10(x - 17) + 3 + 3*38 = x
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x = 147 pieces
Marlee originally had 147 pieces.