Question

Dasha has 4 times more rose bushes in her garden than Anna. After 39 rose bushes were replanted into Anna's garden, the number of bushes in both gardens became the same. How many rose bushes did Dasha's have originally?

Answer 1

104

Explanation:

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Dasha=d, Anna=a

d=4a

d-39=a+39

d=a+78

Plug in d as 4a:

4a=a+78

Solve for a:

3a=78

a=26

Because d=4a, plug in a:

d=4*26

d=104

Dasha originally have 104 rose bushes

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