document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1085277>Question 1085277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One farmer says to another farmer: “Give me one of your cows, and then I will have twice as many cows as you have.” The second farmer replies: “Why don’t you just give me one of your cows, and then we will both have the same number of cows?” How many cows does each farmer have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #699338 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=emathwiz><B>emathwiz(15)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=emathwiz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=699338\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the first farmer be x and second be y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+1 = 2(y-1) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y+1 = x-1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2y-3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y+1= 2y-3-1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=5   The second farmer has 5 cows \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+1=8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=7  The first farmer has 7 cows </SPAN>\n" );
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