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A white bag has 3 times as many balls as a silver bag. Riordan added 3 balls to the white bag and 8 balls to the silver bag. If there are 2 times as many balls in the white bag as the silver bag, what was the total number of balls in the two bags before Riordan added the balls?
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A white bag has 3 times as many balls as a silver bag. Riordan added 3 balls to the white bag and 8 balls to the silver bag. If there are 2 times as many balls in the white bag as the silver bag, what was the total number of balls in the two bags before Riordan added the balls?