Need help solving for the first and second barn with solution steps

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The first barn contained 3 times more hay than the second one. After 20 tons of hay were removed from the first barn and 20 tons were added to the second barn, the amount of hay in the second barn was

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lets get 1st barn as x

and second barn as y

then

x-20=3(y+20)-------------------(1)

simplify

x-20=3y+60

x-80=3y

(x-80)/3=y


so amount of the second barn was (x-80)/3

 

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