Problema Solution
janeˏ mariaˏ and ben have a collection of marbles.jane jane has 15 more marbles than ben and maria has 2 times as many marbles as ben. all together they have 95 marbles. Find how many marbles maria has
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Let 'j', 'm', and 'b' stand for the number of marbles that jane, maria, and ben have respectively. we can write:
j=b+15
m=2b
j+b+m=95
Using Algebrator to solve for b, m, and j, we get:
b=20
m=40
j=35