document.write( "Question 775913: If you give me one, we will be equal. If I give you one, you will have twice as many as i have. How many do we each have? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #473283 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+n+\"$ = the number I have
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+n+%2B+1+=+m+-+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+2%2A%28+n+-+1+%29+=+m+%2B+1+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+m+-+n+=+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+2n+-+2+=+m+%2B+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+-m+%2B+2n+=+3+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Add (1) and (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+m+-+n+=+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+-m+%2B+2n+=+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+m+-+n+=+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+m+-+5+=+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+m+=+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "I have 5 and you have 7
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "If you give me 1, we both have 6
\n" ); document.write( "If I give you 1, you have 8 and I have
\n" ); document.write( "4, which is half of 8
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