Ryan and Marco each have an mp3 player. The ratio of Ryan's songs to Marco's songs was 9:4. When Ryan deleted 63 songs, Marco had twice as many songs as his friend. How many more songs did Marco have then?

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Ryan and Marco each have an mp3 player. The ratio of Ryan's songs to Marco's
songs was 9:4. When Ryan deleted 63 songs, Marco had twice as many songs as
his friend. How many more songs did Marco have then?
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