There are 183 assorted marbles in Basket A and 97 blue and red marbles in Basket B. How many marbles must be transferred from Basket A to Basket B so that both baskets contain the same number of marbles?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-29T03:44:40

#43#

Basket A has 183 marbles. Basket B has 97 marbles.

Let the number of marbles transferred from Basket A to Basket B be #x#.

After the transfer, Basket A has #(183-x)# marbles, Basket B has #(97+x)# marbles

#=> 183-x=97+x#
#183-97=x+x#
#86=2x#
#x=43#