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A red carton has 5 times as many marbles as a white carton. Japheth added 8 marbles to the red carton and 3 marbles to the white carton. If there are 4 times as many marbles in the red carton as the white carton, what was the total number of marbles in the two cartons before Japheth added the marbles?
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A red carton has 5 times as many marbles as a white carton. Japheth added 8 marbles to the red carton and 3 marbles to the white carton. If there are 4 times as many marbles in the red carton as the white carton, what was the total number of marbles in the two cartons before Japheth added the marbles?