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document.write( "joanne and bernard had a certain number of stamps each. If joanne gave 90 stamps to bernard, they would have the same number of stamps. If bernard gave 10 stamps to joanne she would have 5 times as many stamps as bernard. How many did joanne have at first.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #737314 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=737314\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joanne had x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bernard had y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-90=y+90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10=5(y-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, x=y+180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x+10=y+190=5y-50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=60 Bernard<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=y+180=240 Joanne ANSWER<BR>\n" );
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