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Dee-M-See | 22:55 Wed 02nd Aug 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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If Thelma gives Brenda 2 Apples then they will both have the same number
But if Brenda gives Thelma 2 Apples she will have half as many as Thelma
How many Apples do they have between them
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24 (b10, t14)
Does pi come into it?
T-2 = B+2, so T=B+4 .....(i)

2(B-2) = T+2, so 2B-4=T+2 ....(ii)

Substitute for T from (i) in (ii) to give

2B-4=B+6 ---> 2B-B=10, i.e. B=10.

And from (i), T=B+4=14.

So the total T+B =24.
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