Michael had 3 times as many mangoes as Junior. After eating 8 mangoes. Michael had twice as many mangoes as Junior. What is the total number of mangoes both boys had at the beginning?

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Michael had 3 times as many mangoes as Junior. After eating 8 mangoes. Michael had

twice as many mangoes as Junior. What is the total number of mangoes both boys had at
the beginning?

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Answer:

Michael: 24

Junior: 8

Explanation:

8 is a multiple of 24, meaning if you ate 1/3 of 24 you get 16, which is doubled 8.

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