2019 3marks Maris Stella P6 Paper2 SA2

P6 / Maris Stella / 2019 / SA2 / Paper 2 – Q07 [3 marks]

Question:

Ethan and Daniel have some marbles. If Ethan gives Daniel 16 marbles, both of them will have an equal number of marbles. If Daniel gives Ethan 9 marbles, the ratio of the number of marbles Ethan has to the number of marbles Daniel has will be 6 : 1. How many marbles do the two boys have altogether?

Solution:

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