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The 6 green marbles are part of <math>1 - \frac13 - \frac14 = \frac5{12}</math> of the total marbles. If <math>6 = \frac13</math> of the total number of marbles, then there would be 18 marbles. Since a fourth of 18 is not a whole number, we cannot have 18 marbles. Then in <math>6 = \frac14</math> of the total number of marbles, it works, because 24/4 = 6, and 24/3 = 8. So we have that 24 - 6 - 6 - 8 = 10 - 8 = 4 marbles, or D.
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The 6 green marbles are part of <math>1 - \frac13 - \frac14 = \frac5{12}</math> of the total marbles. If <math>6 \implies \frac13</math> of the total number of marbles, then there would be 18 marbles. Since a fourth of 18 is not a whole number, we cannot have 18 marbles. Then in <math>6 \implies \frac14</math> of the total number of marbles, it works, because 24/4 = 6, and 24/3 = 8. So we have that 24 - 6 - 6 - 8 = 10 - 8 = 4 marbles, or D.
  
 
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Problem 9

All of Marcy's marbles are blue, red, green, or yellow. One third of her marbles are blue, one fourth of them are red, and six of them are green. What is the smallest number of yellow marbles that Marcy could have?

$\textbf{(A) }1\qquad\textbf{(B) }2\qquad\textbf{(C) }3\qquad\textbf{(D) }4\qquad\textbf{(E) }5$

Solution

The 6 green marbles are part of $1 - \frac13 - \frac14 = \frac5{12}$ of the total marbles. If $6 \implies \frac13$ of the total number of marbles, then there would be 18 marbles. Since a fourth of 18 is not a whole number, we cannot have 18 marbles. Then in $6 \implies \frac14$ of the total number of marbles, it works, because 24/4 = 6, and 24/3 = 8. So we have that 24 - 6 - 6 - 8 = 10 - 8 = 4 marbles, or D.

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