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the ratio of Mark's shirt to edwin's shirts is 3:5. if Mark gives Edwin 7 shirts and the ratio becomes 1:3, how many shirts did each have at first?

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m/e = 3/5
(m-7)/(e+7) = 1/3

Now just solve for m and e.

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