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How much money do they have?

One man tells another man, "If you give me a coin, I'll have the same amount as you." The other man says, "If you give me a coin, I'll have twice as much as you."

How much money does each man have (in coins)?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    one has 4 pennies and the other has 2 pennies.

  • 1 decade ago

    first man has 2 coins the second has 3 coins because if the first had 1 more coin he would have the same amount 3-3 and if the second man had one more coin he would have double 4-2

  • 1 decade ago

    the other man = 2 coins

    the man = 1 coin

  • 1 decade ago

    the first man has 2 coins and the 2nd man has 1 coin

  • 1 decade ago

    one man has 4 nickels, the other has a dime and a nickel?. . . No, wait that's not right, oh well, ya got me. Well done!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    they each have 25C.(25 cents)

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