SOLUTION: Emily and Julia shared some candy in the ratio 7:4 . When Julia gave 87 pieces of candy to Emily, Emily had twice as many pieces of candy as Julia. How many pieces of candy did the
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Question 590980: Emily and Julia shared some candy in the ratio 7:4 . When Julia gave 87 pieces of candy to Emily, Emily had twice as many pieces of candy as Julia. How many pieces of candy did they have altogether? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! e=7x;
j=4x;
2*(j-87)=e+87
e+j=a
j = 1044, e = 1827, x = 261
total = 2871
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2*(1044-87)=1827+87
2*957=1914
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