Fortune Telling Collection - Fortune-telling birth date - Two monkeys took 36 peaches. Monkey A reacted quickly and got it first. Monkey B saw that Monkey A took too much, so he grabbed half of it. Monkey a refused to accept it and took it from monkey B.

Two monkeys took 36 peaches. Monkey A reacted quickly and got it first. Monkey B saw that Monkey A took too much, so he grabbed half of it. Monkey a refused to accept it and took it from monkey B.

x+y=36

[(y+x/2)/2+5]-[x/2+(y+x/2)/2-5]= 2

Solve the equation:

[ y/2+x/4+5] - [x/2+y/2+x/4-5] =2

y/2+x/4+5 - x/2-y/2-x/4+5 =2

5 x/2+5 = 2

x= 16

y=20

At first, the monkey got 16 peaches; Monkey B got 20 peaches.