SOLUTION: Teacher A has 4 more students than teacher B. Teacher A gives teacher B 5 students. Now teacher B has twice as many students as Teacher A. How many students does teacher A and Teac
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Question 700207: Teacher A has 4 more students than teacher B. Teacher A gives teacher B 5 students. Now teacher B has twice as many students as Teacher A. How many students does teacher A and Teacher B now have?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the number of students B has at the start. Then 
is the number that A has at the start.
After A gives 5 students to B, B will have 
and A will have 
But we are given that 2 times A's number is the same as B's number, so:
\ =\ x\ +\ 5)
Solve for , then calculate
John
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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