Asked by Glen

A donkey (D) and a mule (M) were carrying sacks of apples. The donkey groaned so the mule said to him, "Why are you complaining? If you gave me one sack, I would have twice as many as you; if I gave you one of my sacks, then we would have equal loads."

How many sacks was each carrying?
Answered by bobpursley
Start with the second
M-1=D+1 or M=D+2
the first statement says:
(D-1)2=M+1 Or M=2D-3

so D+2=2D-3
or D=5 and M=7
Answered by Glen
Thank you!
Answered by Sticks101
Donkey actually has 7 and mule has 5
Answered by anonymous
wrong the mule has seven & donkey has 5!!!
Answered by Fred
So mule is 7 and donkey is 5
Answered by Why should i say
Bob is right
Answered by Jeff
I’m confused which is right
Answered by fred 2.0
The answer is mule seven and donkey 5.
If the donkey gave a sack to the mule it would have 4 and mule 8= 2x more than donkey, however, if the donkey was given a sack they would both have six making them have equal amount of sacks.
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