Jelly Give and Take puzzle

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A boy and a girl each have a bag of containing the same number of jelly beans. How many jelly beans must the boy give the girl so that the girl will have ten more jelly beans than the boy?

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    They both start with X jelly beans.
    If the boy give 5 beans to the girl he will have X-5 beans and she X+5
    (X+5)-(X-5) = 10

    CugelTheWise Expert Answered on 25th October 2019.
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    The boy has to give the girl 5 jelly beans.

    Ari Guru Answered on 25th January 2020.
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