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There are some brown and green marbles in a container. If 2 brown marbles are removed from the container, the total number of marbles left will be 5 times the number of brown marbles left. If 8 green marbles are removed from the container, the total number of marbles left will be 3 times the number of brown marbles. How many marbles are there in the container?
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There are some brown and green marbles in a container. If 2 brown marbles are removed from the container, the total number of marbles left will be 5 times the number of brown marbles left. If 8 green marbles are removed from the container, the total number of marbles left will be 3 times the number of brown marbles. How many marbles are there in the container?