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A blue carton has 5 times as many balls as a white carton. John added 7 balls to the blue carton and 12 balls to the white carton. If there are 4 times as many balls in the blue carton as the white carton, what was the total number of balls in the two cartons before John added the balls?
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A blue carton has 5 times as many balls as a white carton. John added 7 balls to the blue carton and 12 balls to the white carton. If there are 4 times as many balls in the blue carton as the white carton, what was the total number of balls in the two cartons before John added the balls?