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A grey carton has 3 times as many balls as a purple carton. Liam added 9 balls to the grey carton and 5 balls to the purple carton. If there are 2 times as many balls in the grey carton as the purple carton, what was the total number of balls in the two cartons before Liam added the balls?
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A grey carton has 3 times as many balls as a purple carton. Liam added 9 balls to the grey carton and 5 balls to the purple carton. If there are 2 times as many balls in the grey carton as the purple carton, what was the total number of balls in the two cartons before Liam added the balls?