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Question 8

Adam has some marbles. Bradley has twice as many marbles as Adam. Chris has 5 more marbles than Bradley. In total they have 55 marbles.

(a).

Let Adam have x x\,x marbles. Show that

x+2x+(2x+5)=55. x + 2x + (2x + 5) = 55. x+2x+(2x+5)=55.
[1]
(b).

How many marbles does Chris have?

[2]
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