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A box contains 800 marbles in small bags, each containing the same number of marbles. There are half as many bags as there are marbles in each bag. How many bags are there?
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According to the problem, there are half as many bags as there are marbles in each bag, so the number of bags is $\frac{x}{2}$. Show more…
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