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Jim and Wanda both have some apples.
If Jim give Wanda an apple,
they will both have the same number of apples.
However, if wanda gives Jim an apple,
Jim will have twice as many as Wanda.
How many apples do Jim and Wanda each have?
Let’s assume that Jim has x apples and Wanda has y apples.
According to the first statement, if Jim gives Wanda an apple, they will have the same number of apples. This means that:
x – 1 = y + 1
x = y + 2
According to the second statement, if Wanda gives Jim an apple, Jim will have twice as many apples as Wanda. This means that:
x + 1 = 2(y – 1)
x = 2y – 3
We can now combine these two equations by substituting the first equation into the second equation:
y + 2 = 2y – 3
y = 5
Substituting this value of y into the first equation gives us:
x = y + 2 = 7
Therefore, Jim has 7 apples and Wanda has 5 apples.