Answer:
You have 9 red marbles, 21 green marbles, and 31 blue marbles.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let r equal the number of red marbles
Let b equal the number of blue marbles
Let g equal the number of green marbles.
"I have 5 less blue marbles than 4 times the red marbles."
4r-5=b
"I have 3 more green marbles than 2 times the number of red marbles."
2r+3=g
" All together I have 61 marbles."
r+b+g=61
Substitute the b and g for 4r-5 and 2r+3
r+(4r-5)+(2r+3)=61
5r-5+2r+3=61
5r+2r-5+3=61
7r-2=61
7r=63
r=9
2r+3=g
2(9)+3=g
21=g
4r-5=b
4(9)-5=b
36-5=b
b=31
You have 9 red marbles, 21 green marbles, and 31 blue marbles.
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