jack had 24 more marbles than raymond initially. After jack lost 26 marbles, Raymond had twice as many marbles as Jack. Find the number of marbles Jack had initially.

Jack had 24 more marbles than raymond initially. After jack lost 26 marbles, Raymond had twice as many marbles as Jack. Find the number of marbles Jack had initially.

 

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J=number of marbles Jack had originally. Raymond had J-24 marbles initially. So J-24=2(J-26) after Jack lost 26 marbles. Therefore, J-24=2J-52, 52-24=J, J=28. Jack had 28 marbles initially.
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