the number of books did Alison and Sean have in the beginning of the year.
Answer to Problem 16P
No solution.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
In the beginning of the year both have
At the end of the year Alison doubled his books and Sean lost
Calculation:
Let number of books Alison have at the beginning of the year be
At the end of the year, Alison’s book.
Sean’s book is.
At the end of the year both have
This number exceeds the total books they have at the beginning of the yaer.
Therefore, it has no solution.
Therefore, the answer No solution.
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