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Brain Teaser / Puzzle
June 28, 2009
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Mr. and Mrs. Jones were walking home from the shopping mall with their purchases when Mr. Jones began to complain that his load was too heavy. Mrs. Jones turned to her husband and said, "I don't know what you're complaining about because if you gave me one of your parcels, I would have twice as many as you and if I gave you just one of mine, we would have equal loads."
How many parcels were each carrying?
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Mrs. Jones was carrying seven parcels and Mr. Jones was carrying five.
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