Question

Sam has twice as many books as Jim. If Sam gives 12 books to Jim, they will have the same number of books. How many books do they have altogether?

Answer 1

44 because Sam has the twice as many books witch means Jim had 12 Sam gave jim 12 books there’s ur answer

Answer 2

Let the number of books Sam has be $S$.

The number of books Jim has be $J$.

Given,

$S=2J$

If Sam gives 12 books to Jim,

$S-12=J+12\\ 2J-12=J+12\\ J=24 S=48$

So they together have $24+48=72$ books.