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Bag A has 20% more red balls than bag

B. If 5 red balls were transferred from
bag A to bag B, there will be the same
number of red balls in the two bags. How
many red balls were initially in the bag
B?

User Parag Gajjar
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Answer: the answer is 50

Explanation:

User Rasika Weragoda
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Answer:

50

Explanation:

Let a = number of balls in bag A.

Let b = number of balls in bag B.

a = 1.2b

a - 5 = b + 5

1.2b - 5 = b + 5

0.2b = 10

b = 50

Answer: 50

User Milan Neninger
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