Question 1138728
let x be the number of books Owen has and x be the number of books Larry has
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(x+23) = 3 * (x-19)
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x +23 = 3x -57
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2x = 80
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x = 40
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Each of them had 40 books at first
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check the answer
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40 +23 = 3 * (40-19)
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63 = 3 * 21
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63 = 63
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answer checks
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