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maria's marbles

Source: 2024 AMC 8 P9

January 25, 2024
amc82024 AMC 8AMCAMC 8

Problem Statement

All the marbles in Maria's collection are red, green, or blue. Maria has half as many red marbles as green marbles and twice as many blue marbles as green marbles. Which of the following could be the total number of marbles in Maria's collection?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>24<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>25<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>26<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>27<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>28<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> 24\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> 25\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> 26\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> 27\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> 28