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Suppose number of books Jim have = x
Sam has twice as many books as Jim. So,
Number of books Sam have = 2x
If Sam gives 12 books to Jim, they will have the same number of books.
When Sam gives 12 books, his remaining books will be
When Jim gets 12 books from Sam, his books will be
And as per given question, they both now have equal books, so
Adding 12 in both sides
Subtracting x from both sides
It means Jim has number of books = 24
So, Sam has numberof books =
So, they have number of books together = : Answer
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