Will and DeShawn each have a to deliver packages. Will has 7 times as many packages to deliver as DeShawn. After DeShawn took some of Will's packages, each boy had 36 packages to deliver. How many packages did DeShawn take?

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They had 2*36 = 72 packages
W = 7 D
so
7 D + D = 72
8 D = 72
D = 9