Glenn and Jason each have a collection of cricket balls. Glenn said that if Jason would give him 2 of his balls they would have an equal number; but, if Glenn would give Jason 2 of his balls, Jason would have 2 times as many balls as Glenn. How many balls does Jason have?

• ans is 14.jason have 14 and glenn has 10.
  let jason has x and glenn has y.
  according to first condition..
  y-2=x+2
  y-x=4.....(1)
  second condition .
  2(x-2)=y+2......(2)
  solve 1st and second we will get x=10 and y=14
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(37) No(11)
• no of balls with:
  glenn=x
  jason=y
  so,
  x+2=y....(1)
  y+2=2(x-2).....(2)
  solving 1&2
  x+2=2(x-2)
  x+2=2x-4
  x=8
  y=10
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(7) No(9)
• glenn have 10 balls and jason has 14 balls
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• g+2=j-2
  2(g-2)=j+2
  on solving
  g=6
  j=10
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• jason have 10 balls
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)
• jason have 6 balls.
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(6)
• The balls with Jason is 14, the method would be as that submitted by ratnam :)
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
• Only answer possible is jason- 6 balls, G- 4 balls.
  Only this satisfies the facts mentioned in question.
  J-2 =G & J+2 =2G.
  All the answers found by others above do not satisfy these conditions
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
• let glenn hv x balls and jason hv y balls..
  y=x+2
  y+2=2x
  then we will find x=2 and y=4..ans is 4..
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
• let initially g=x+2, j=x-2...this will satisfy that if jason would give glenn 2 balls they would have an equal number...now if glenn gives 2 balls to jason..then it is given that x-4=2(x+4)...hence value of x=12..jason is having initially x+2 balls..so answer is 14...
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• G+2= J 2;
  2(G 2)=J+2;
  G J = 4
  2G + J = 6
  (1) (2) G = 10=>G=10, J=14.
  Check: If Glenn gave 2 balls to Jason, Glenn will have 8 balls, then the Jason 16 balls.
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