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A and B each have certain number of oranges. A says to B, "if you give me 10 of your oranges, I will have twice the number of oranges left with you." B replies, "if you give me 10 of your oranges, I will have the same number of oranges as left with you." Find the number of oranges with A and B separately.

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Solution

Suppose A has x no. of oranges and B has y no. of oranges.

According to the given conditions, we have

x+10=2(y10)x2y+30=0 (i)

and, y+10=x10xy20=0 ..(ii)

Substracting equation (ii) from equation (i), we get

y+50=0y=50

Putting y=50 in equation (i), we get x=70

Hence, A has 70 oranges and B has 50 oranges.

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