Maths puzzle

[Johnco]

Mike caught 5 times as many fish as John. if Mike give John 16 fish, they will have the same number of fish. How many fish did each one caught?

 

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Mike caught 5 times as many fish as John. if Mike give John 16 fish, they will have the same number of fish. How many fish did each one caught?

Assume,

The number of fish caught by Mike = M

The number of fish caught by John = J ...................continue.......

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