y and Tom had 115 clay and glass marbles. Billy had twice as many glass marbles as Tom. Tom had 24 more clay marbles than glass marbles. The ratio of the number of Billy's clay marbles to the number of Tom's clay marbles was 3:2. How many clay marbles did Billy hav

y and Tom had 115 clay and glass marbles. Billy had twice as many glass marbles as Tom. Tom had 24 more clay marbles than glass marbles. The ratio of the number of Billy's clay marbles to the number of Tom's clay marbles was 3:2. How many clay marbles did Billy hav

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

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