a says to b

a says to b" give me a hundred, i shall then become twice as rich as you. b replies "if you give me ten, i shall be six times as rich as you." how much does each have originally.
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line 1: a+100=2(b-100),  a=2b -200-100, a=2b -300

line 2: b+10=6(a-10), b=6a-60 -10, b=6a-70

line1... a=2*(6a-70) -300

a=12a-140 -300

-11a=-440

a=40

b=6a-70=240-70=170
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