Irfan says that he has $7$ marbles more then five times the marbles Parmit has, Irfan has $37$ marbles. How many marbles does Parmit have?

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Say Parmit has $x$ marbles then
According to the condition,
$5 x + 7 = 37$
$5 x = 30$
$x = 6.$

Hence, Parmit has $6$ marbles.

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Irfan says that he has 7 marbles more then five times the marbles Parmit has, Irfan has 37 marbles. How many marbles does Parmit have?

Say Parmit has x marbles thenAccording to the condition,5x+7=375x=30x=6.Hence, Parmit has 6 marbles.

Irfan says that he has $7$ marbles more then five times the marbles Parmit has, Irfan has $37$ marbles. How many marbles does Parmit have?

Say Parmit has $x$ marbles then
According to the condition,
$5 x + 7 = 37$
$5 x = 30$
$x = 6.$

Hence, Parmit has $6$ marbles.