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