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Two stockings have different amounts of candy canes. The girl said to the boy, "if I give you one of my candy canes, we'll have an even amount. But if you give me one of yours, I'll have twice as much
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Two stockings have different amounts of candy canes. The girl said to the boy, "if I give you one of my candy canes, we'll have an even amount. But if you give me one of yours, I'll have twice as much as you." How many candy canes did they have?

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Answer:

boy = 5

girl = 7

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Answer:

girl = 7

boy = 5

Explanation:

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