There were 110 books in two bookshelves. If we put half of the books from bookshelf B to bookshelf A, then there will be four times more books in bookshelf A, than there is now in bookshelf B. How many books were in the bookshelves in the beginning?

Jonas Huff

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2022-11-06

There were 110 books in two bookshelves. If we put half of the books from bookshelf B to bookshelf A, then there will be four times more books in bookshelf A, than there is now in bookshelf B. How many books were in the bookshelves in the beginning?

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tektonikafrs

tektonikafrs

Beginner2022-11-07Added 15 answers

1 2 B + A = 4 ( 1 2 B )
A + B = 110
110 - B = 3 2 B
B = 44
A = 66

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