Sam had two boxes of cookies. To have equal number of cookies in each box, Sam had to transfer 27 cookies from Box A to Box B. In a rush, he transferred the 27 cookies from Box B to Box A instead. In the end, Box A had 4 times as many cookies as box B. How many cookies were there in each box at first?
Sam had two boxes of cookies. To have equal number of cookies in each box, Sam had to transfer 27 cookies from Box A to Box B. In a rush, he transferred the 27 cookies from Box B to Box A instead. In the end, Box A had 4 times as many cookies as box B. How many cookies were there in each box at first?
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Sam had two boxes of cookies. To have equal number of cookies in each box, Sam had to transfer 27 cookies from Box A to Box B. In a rush, he transferred the 27 cookies from Box B to Box A instead. In the end, Box A had 4 times as many cookies as box B. How many cookies were there in each box at first?
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