At the beginning of the summer, swim team A and swim team B each had m members, and no one was a member of both teams. At the end of the summer 6 members left swim team A and 4 members left swim team B. How many members did swim team A have at the beginning of the summer? (1) The ratio of the total number of members who left the two teams at the end of the year to the total number of members at the beginning of the year is 15-->. (2) At the end of the summer 21 members remained on swim team B.

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At the beginning of the summer, swim team A and swim team B each had <em>m</em> members, and no one was a member of both teams. At the end of the summer 6 members left swim team A and 4 members left swim team B. How many members did swim team A have at the beginning of the summer? (1) The ratio of the total number of members who left the two teams at the end of the year to the total number of members at the beginning of the year is <img><m:mrow><m:mfrac><m:mn>1</m:mn><m:mn>5</m:mn></m:mfrac></m:mrow></m:math>-->. (2) At the end of the summer 21 members remained on swim team B.