SOLUTION: Will had 1/5 as many books to sell as Corey. The two friends decided to share the work evenly. To do that, Corey gave 20 books to Will. What was the total number of books?

Question 1194887: Will had 1/5 as many books to sell as Corey. The two friends decided to share the work evenly. To do that, Corey gave 20 books to Will. What was the total number of books?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39633) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Will has w books and Corey has 5w.

Sharing evenly as the description:

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