Answer:
16 in first and 8 in second
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of apples be x in the first box then the number in the second box will be 24-x
if we half the number of apples in first box we get [tex]\frac{x}{2}[/tex]
And we add 4 apples in the second box we get [tex]24-x+4=28-x[/tex]
Since the apples in the two boxes were 20 we get
[tex]\frac{x}{2}+28-x=20[/tex]
[tex]x+56-2x=40[/tex]
After simplification we get:
x=16
Hence, number of apples in first box were x that is 16
And number of apples in second box were 24-x that is 24-16 is 8
