SOLUTION: There are five more children in Ms. Brown's class than in mr. whites room. Ten children move from ms. browns room to mr. whites room. Now there are twice as many children in mr whi

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Question 258393: There are five more children in Ms. Brown's class than in mr. whites room. Ten children move from ms. browns room to mr. whites room. Now there are twice as many children in mr whites room as in ms browns room. How many children were in Ms. Browns room before the move?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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b=w+5
2*(b-10)=w+10
b=25
w=20