Balancing Balloons while School's Closed :: Transum Puzzle of the Month

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Balancing Balloons while School's Closed

Jamie and Ben each have some balloons.

Ben said to Jamie "It's not fair, you have three times as many as me", so Jamie gave Ben ten of his balloons.

Ben said "It's still not fair, you still have twice as many as me."

How many more of his balloons must Jamie give to Ben so that they both have the same number of balloons?

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