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If 9 marbles were added to a jar of marbles, the number of marbles would be greater than 3 times the original number of marbles. What is the greatest possible number of marbles that were in the jar originally?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6


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Let x be the number of marbles originally in the jar. We can create the following inequality:

9 + x > 3x

9 > 2x

4.5 > x

Since x < 4.5 and x is an integer, the greatest possible value of x is 4.

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­Classic inequality. Such a pleasure:

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