Let Xion has x red stamps.
Adam has 3 times as many red stamps.
Adam has 3x red stamps.
Again Adam has 6 blue stamps
=) Total no. of stamps Adam = 3x + 6.
Condy has 1/6 the number of red stamps Adam has.
=> Cindy has 1/6 * 3x = 1/2x red stamps.
Cindy has x/2 red stamps.
Again Cindy has 3 blue stamps.
=) Total no. of stamps Cindy has = x/2 + 3.
Given, that Cindy has 4 stamps fewer than Xion.
=> x/2 + 3 = x - 4.
=) x/2 - x = -4 - 3
=) - x/2 = -7
=) x = 14
Xion has 14 stamps.
Adam has 3 * 14 + 6 = 48 stamps
Adam has 48 stamps.
Cindy has x/2 + 3 = 14/2 + 3 = 10 stamps.
Cindy has 10 stamps.
(a)Total no. of stamps they have altogether = 14 + 48 + 10 = 72
They have altogether 72 stamps.
(b)New Xion has 14 stamps and Adam has 48 stamps
Let Adam gives y stamps to Xion so that they will
have some stamps.
=> 48 - y = 14 + y
=> 48 - 14 = 2y =)2y = 3y =) y = 17
Adam must give 17 stamps to Xion so that they'll have
same no. of stamps.