SOLUTION: Hi the ratio of apples in box a to that in box b was 6:7.after one third of yhe apples in box a were moved to box b, there were 35 more apples in box b than in box a. How many wer

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Question 1033408: Hi
the ratio of apples in box a to that in box b was 6:7.after one third of yhe apples in box a were moved to box b, there were 35 more apples in box b than in box a. How many were in box a initially.
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x:7x
6x-2x:7x+2x, and that is 4:9
9x-35=4x, because B had 35 more than A. If 35 are removed from B, its number is the same as A.
5x=35
x=7
The original A had 42 apples ANSWER
B had 49
Then there were 28 and 63 after moving 14 apples. That difference is 35.