<PRE><B>Question 1189677</B>
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When Paul takes some of Tyler&#39;s papers, the total number of papers does not change.  So, because in the end each boy had 20 papers, the total number of papers was 40.&lt;br&gt;
Initially, Tyler had 7 times as many papers as Paul.  So&lt;br&gt;
x = Paul&#39;s original number of papers
7x = Tyler&#39;s original number of papers&lt;br&gt;
x+7x=8x=40
x=5&lt;br&gt;
Originally, Paul had x=5 papers and Tyler has 7x=35 papers.&lt;br&gt;
Since they each ended up with 20 papers, the number of papers Paul took from Tyler was 15.&lt;br&gt;
ANSWER: 15&lt;br&gt;
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